Brahmaputra Basin

Connected Sites: 6

Definition
“The Brahmaputra River is known by four main, plus many “local”, names as it flows through its different countries: Yarlung Tsangpo in China/Tibet, Siang as it enters the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, Brahmaputra in the Assam Valley of India and the Jamuna in Bangladesh.”

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Connected Sites

  • Potala Palace
    Inscribed: 1994
    4.14
    79
    11
    The Lhasa River is a tributary of the Yarlung Zangpo River which becomes the Brahmaputra
  • Moidams
    Moidams
    India
    Inscribed: 2024
    2.06
    5
    3
    The entire area is within the Brahmaputra Valley. The Charaideo Moidams are located relatively close to the Disang River which flows into the Brahmaputra.
  • Kaziranga National Park
    Inscribed: 1985
    3.56
    23
    3
    On the banks of the Brahmaputra
  • Khangchendzonga National Park
    Inscribed: 2016
    3.42
    15
    3
    The Teesta and Rangeet rivers join the Jamuna and thence to the Brahmaputra
  • Mountain Railways of India
    Inscribed: 1999
    3.42
    84
    8
    Darjeeling railway
  • Manas Wildlife Sanctuary
    Inscribed: 1985
    2.21
    14
    3
    The Manas River flows into the Brahmaputra