->Soumya-8974: Importing Wikidata short description: "River in Pakistan" (Shortdesc helper)

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Importing Wikidata short description: "River in Pakistan" (Shortdesc helper)

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{{short description|River in Pakistan}}
{{moresources|date=February 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Use Pakistani English|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox river
| name = Shingo River
| image = Singomeetsdras.JPG
| image_size = 260px
| image_caption = Shingo river (blue) meeting the Dras river in Dalunang
| map =
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| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = Kashmir
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| source1 = Chota Deosai Plains
| source1_location = [[Astore District]], [[Gilgit-Baltistan]], [[Pakistan]]
| source1_elevation =
| source1_coordinates= {{coord|34.8913|N|75.1129|E}}
| mouth = {{Coord|34.5946|N|76.1202|E|display=inline,title}}
| mouth_location = [[Suru River (Indus)|Suru River]] at Kharul, [[Kargil district]], [[India]]
| mouth_coordinates =
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| tributaries_left = [[Shigar River]]
| tributaries_right =
| progression = [[Dras River]]
| waterbodies =
| subdivision_type1 = Countries
| subdivision_name1 = [[Pakistan]], [[India]]
| subdivision_type2 = Provinces
| subdivision_name2 = [[Gilgit-Baltistan]], [[Ladakh]]
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The '''Shingo River''' is a tributary of the [[Indus River]], and flows through [[Gilgit-Baltistan]] and [[Kargil district|Kargil]] regions.

In the Kashmiri terminology, the Shingo river joins the [[Dras River]], which in turns joins the [[Suru River (Indus)|Suru River]]. In the Balti terminology, the Shingo River runs all the way to the [[Indus River]], and the other rivers are its tributaries.

== Course ==
The river originates in the [[Deosai National Park|Chhota Deosai plains]] in the [[Astore District]], north of [[Minimarg]], and flows east. The [[Shigar River]], which originates in the [[Deosai National Park|Bara Deosai Plateau]] to the north, also flows east and joins the Shingo River before it enters the Indian-administered [[Kargil district]] near Dalunang. In the Kargil district, at the Kaksar village, Shingo is joined by the [[Dras River]], which originates near [[Zojila Pass]] and flows northeast. The flow of Shingo is then doubled. The two combined rivers join the [[Suru River (Indus)|Suru River]] flowing north at Kharul, 7 km north of [[Kargil]].

The Suru river flows north into the [[Skardu District]] of Baltistan. (The Baltis continue to call the Suru River by the name Shingo.) The river joins the [[Indus River|Indus]] from the left near Olding.<ref name="Kapadia1999">{{citation |last=Kapadia |first=Harish |title=Across Peaks & Passes in Ladakh, Zanskar & East Karakoram |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pl5qHu_K45kC&pg=PA226 |year=1999 |publisher=Indus Publishing |isbn=978-81-7387-100-9 |pages=226–}}</ref>

The Shingo river is clearer than other rivers in Ladakh because it is formed from melting ice. It flows through Chanigund.{{citation needed|date=January 2018}}

== Environment ==
The Shingo River runs north of the [[Line of Control]] dividing the Indian- and Pakistani-administered portions of Kashmir. [[Gultari]] is the largest city on its course. A road runs parallel to the river, which once connected Astor to Kargil. Once in the Kargil district, the valley of the Shingo–Drass river contains India's [[National Highway 1 (India)|National Highway 1]] that connects the Kashmir Valley and Ladakh. After reentering Baltistan, its valley supports the Shingo River Road, which is also called the Kargil–Skardu Road.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/11718660#map=10/34.7431/75.5564 Shingo River marked on OpenStreet]
* [https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/1159554 Suru River basin on OpenStreetMap], including the Shingo and Shigar rivers

{{Waters of Pakistan}}
{{Hydrography of Ladakh}}

[[Category:Rivers of Ladakh]]
[[Category:Indus basin]]
[[Category:Rivers of Gilgit-Baltistan]]
[[Category:Astore District]]
[[Category:Skardu District]]
[[Category:Kargil district]]
[[Category:Rivers of Pakistan]]
[[Category:Rivers of India]]

Shingo River - Revision history

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