River
Shingo
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Overview
The Shingo rises on the Deosai plateau in Gilgit-Baltistan and flows east into the Kargil area of Ladakh.
It joins the Suru near Kargil, and the combined river flows on to the Indus. The Shingo valley was one of the areas of fighting in the 1999 Kargil war.
The upper valley lies on India's official map as part of Ladakh.
Geography and key facts
- Himalayan river, Indus basin
- Rises on the Deosai plateau
- Joins the Suru near Kargil
- Kargil war (1999) area
Why it matters for UPSC
Indus tributaries in Ladakh: Shyok, Nubra, Zanskar, Suru, Shingo, Dras.
Note for UPSC
A tributary of the Suru in the Kargil–Gilgit-Baltistan area.
Prelims asks about tributaries, the states a river flows through, its basin and the projects on it, so trace the course on the map.
Asked in PYQs
No question in our Prelims bank names Shingo yet.
Key facts
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In the lessons
- Physical Features and Drainage of India (map lesson)
- Drainage Systems of India: Himalayan and Peninsular Rivers (map lesson)
- The Harappan (Indus Valley) Civilisation (map lesson)
- Harappan Civilisation: Sites, Town Planning and Phases (map lesson)
- Mahajanapadas and the Rise of Magadha (map lesson)