File:Indus Valley near Leh.jpg

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DescriptionIndus Valley near Leh.jpg	English: Indus Viewpoint, on Srinagar-Leh Highway (NH1), near Leh - The Indus River near Leh, Ladakh, India
Date	15 September 2009
Source	Own work
Author	KennyOMG
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Camera location	34° 08′ 27.56″ N, 77° 29′ 00.97″ E	View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap	34.140990; 77.483604

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This image was selected as picture of the day on Wikimedia Commons for 15 August 2023. It was captioned as follows:

English: The Indus river flowing near Leh, the capital of the trans-Himalayan Ladakh region in northern India. The country, many of whose names in several languages ultimately derive from the Sanskrit name of the Indus river, celebrates its Independence day today.

Other languages:

Čeština: Řeka Indus v blízkosti Léhu, hlavního města indického svazového státu Ladak na severu Indie.

Deutsch: Der Indus in der Nähe von Leh, Indien.

English: The Indus river flowing near Leh, the capital of the trans-Himalayan Ladakh region in northern India. The country, many of whose names in several languages ultimately derive from the Sanskrit name of the Indus river, celebrates its Independence day today.

Español: El río Indo fluye cerca de Leh, la capital de la región transhimalaya de Ladakh, en el norte de la India. El país, muchos de cuyos nombres en varios idiomas derivan en última instancia del nombre sánscrito del río Indo, celebra hoy su Día de la Independencia.

Français : Le fleuve Indus qui coule près de Leh, la capitale de la région transhimalayenne du Ladakh, dans le nord de l'Inde. Le pays, dont beaucoup de noms dans plusieurs langues dérivent finalement du nom sanskrit de la rivière Indus, célèbre aujourd'hui son jour de l'indépendance.

Italiano: Il fiume Indo che scorre vicino a Leh, la capitale della regione trans-Himalayana di Ladakh, nella parte settentrionale dell'India. Il Paese, il cui nome in diverse lingue deriva dal termine in sanscrito con cui si chiamava il fiume Indo, celebra oggi il suo giorno dell'indipendenza.

Magyar: Az Indus folyó Leh közelében, az észak-indiai Ladak, a Himaláján túli régió fővárosában

Nederlands: De Indusvallei nabij Leh, de zomerhoofdstad van de streek Ladakh in het noorden van India

Português: Rio Indo fluindo perto de Lé, a capital da região transimalaia de Ladaque, no norte da Índia.

Slovenščina: Reka Ind teče v bližini Leha (en), glavnega mesta transhimalajske regije Ladak na severu Indije. Država, katere številna imena (en) izhajajo iz sanskrtskega imena reke Ind, danes praznuje dan neodvisnosti (en).

Македонски: Реката Инд кај Лех, главен град на областа Ладак, северна Индија.

Українська: Річка Інд, що протікає поблизу Леха, столиці трансгімалайського регіону Ладакх на півночі Індії. Країна, багато назв якої кількома мовами походять від санскритської назви річки Інд, сьогодні святкує День незалежності.

हिन्दी : उत्तर भारत के लद्दाख क्षेत्र की राजधानी लेह के पास बहती सिंधु नदी। भारत के कई भाषाओं में नाम (जैसे की अंग्रेजी नाम ‘इंडिया’ ऐंव फ़ारसी नाम ‘हिंदुस्तान’) अंततः सिंधु नदी के संस्कृत नाम ‘सिंधू’ से निकला है। आज भारत का स्वतंत्रता दिवस है।

中文：流經列城附近的印度河。列城是印度北部外喜馬拉雅山區拉達克區的首府。在許多語言中印度國名都是從印度河而來。今天是印度獨立日。

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File:Indus Valley near Leh.jpg

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