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Yamuna (यमुना)
River
Taj Mahal reflection on Yamuna river, Agra.jpg
Taj Mahal in Agra on the banks of Yamuna
Country India
States Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana
Tributaries
 - left Tons, Hindon, Sarda, Kunta, Gir, Rishiganga, Hanuman Ganga
 - right Chambal, Betwa, Ken, Sindh
Cities Yamuna Nagar, Delhi, Mathura, Agra, Etawah, Kalpi
Source Yamunotri
 - location Banderpooch peaks, Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand, India
 - elevation 3,293 m (10,804 ft)
 - coordinates 31°01′0.12″N 78°27′0″E / 31.0167000°N 78.45000°E / 31.0167000; 78.45000
Mouth Triveni sangam
 - location Allahabad, India
 - elevation 74 m (243 ft)
 - coordinates 25°30′N 81°53′E / 25.500°N 81.883°E / 25.500; 81.883
Length 1,376 km (855 mi)
Basin 366,223 km² (141,399 sq mi)
Yamuna
This is a picture of the Yamuna in Indian city of Agra.

The Yamuna (Sanskrit: यमुना), sometimes called Jamuna (Bengali: যমুনা, Hindi: जमुना, Urdu: جمنا) or Jumna, is a major river in North India. It is the largest branch of a bigger river called the Ganges. It is 1370 km long. It begins at the Yamunotri, which is in the Himalayas. It goes through the Indian states of Delhi, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh. At the end, it flows into the Ganges. Rivers that come out of the Yamuna include the Tons (the largest of the ones that come out of it), Chambal, Betwa, and Ken.

Gallery

  • YamunaRiver

    Yamuna as seen from the Taj Mahal, Agra.

  • Madan Mohan temple, on the Yamuna, Vrindavan, 1789

    Madan Mohan temple, on the Yamuna, Vrindavan, 1789, it has shifted further away since then.

  • Keshighat Vrindavan

    'Keshi Ghat' on the Yamuna, Vrindavan.

  • Yamuna River Near Allahabad

    Yamuna near Allahabad, just few kilometers before it meets the Ganges.

  • Yamuna river, Allahabad

    Yamuna near Allahabad in the rainy season.

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Images for kids

  • Himalayas at dusk from Mussoorie, Uttarakhand

    Banderpoonch peak, the source of Yamuna, as seen from Mussoorie

  • Chandigarh river

    Yamuna river between Saharanpur and Yamunanagar

  • Indo-Gangetic Plain

    Course of Yamuna, in the Indo-Gangetic Plain

  • Jamuna catchment

    Catchment boundary of the Yamuna

  • Krishna carried over river yamuna

    Vasudev carrying baby Lord Krishna across the Yamuna, an important legend of Bhagavata Purana.

  • Yamuna, personificazione del fiume sacro yamuna, IX sec

    The goddess Yamuna

  • Taj Mahal-11

    Taj Mahal is situated on the banks of river Yamuna.

  • Agra canal headworks1871a

    Agra Canal headworks at Okhla barrage, Delhi, 1871.

  • Yamuna river near the Himalayas

    The Yamuna near the Himalayas, just as it reaches the plains, beyond Dehradun in Uttarakhand

  • View of yamuna from okhla bird sanctuary

    View of Yamuna from Okhla Sanctuary

  • Yamuna (Kesi Ghata)

    View of Yamuna from Kesi Ghata

  • Hanthnikund Barrage

    The Yamuna view from Hathni Kund Barrage

See also

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