Soan River
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Pothohar
gorges
of the Soan RiverThe Soan River (
Location and geography
The Soan River drains much of the water of
Ling stream, following a relatively long course through Lehtrar and Kahuta, joins the Soan near Sihala on the southern side of Village Gagri
.
The Soan river is more than 250 kilometres (160 mi) long. The
Indus river.[1]
The marine life of the river are currently endangered due to the discharge of chemicals of the Sihala Industrial State and effluent water of
better source needed
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Soanians
The oldest evidence of human activity in Pakistan has been found in the Soan River valley. It was here that some of the earliest signs of pre-modern humans, known as Soanians, have been discovered during the excavations of prehistoric mounds.[4] Some relics found in the Soan Valley area during the excavation process are believed to have originated over 500,000 years ago, during the Stone Age.[3][5]
See also
- Soan Sakaser Valley
- Indus River
- Soan Culture
References
- ^ ISBN 978-3-319-09543-1.
- ^ "Design & Construction of Simly Dam" (PDF). WAPDA. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ^ a b "Ancient Pakistan History - 1". Pakistan Defence. Retrieved 2022-03-16.
- ^ Newspaper, the (2012-03-31). "Soan River — witness to rise and fall of many civilisations". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
- ^ Newspaper, the (2012-03-31). "Soan River — witness to rise and fall of many civilisations". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
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