Important cities on river banks in India and the world are the most popular sections of the General Studies or GK, which are included in the questions of geography for all types of competitive exams. This post included 25 Indian and 35 world's important major cities which are frequently asked in examinations.
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Development causes of cities on river banks in India and the world
There is a deep relation between the cities and rivers since ancient times. The world's ancient civilizations like Indus Valley Civilization, Mesopotamia Civilization and their important cities/towns developed along the river banks.
River banks are considered to be the best places of development, because the rivers provide us with various facilities such as Ease of Agricultural land, Fertile soils, Availability of Water for drinking, Irrigations and Industries, Drainage facilities, Transportation Accessibility, etc. So most of the major cities developed on river banks.
List of important major cities on river banks in India
S.N | Name of Cities | State | River |
1. | Delhi | Delhi | Yamuna |
2. | Agra | Uttar Pradesh | Yamuna |
3. | Ayodhya | Uttar Pradesh | Saryu |
4. | Kanpur | Uttar Pradesh | Ganga |
5. | Varanasi | Uttar Pradesh | Ganga |
6. | Panji | Goa | Mandvi |
7. | Ahmedabad | Gujarat | Sabarmati |
8. | Katak | Odisha | Mahanadi |
9. | Kolkata | West Bengal | Hugli |
10. | Guwahati | Asam | Brahmputra |
11. | Haridwar | Uttarakhand | Ganga |
12. | Nasik | Maharashtra | Godavari |
13. | Ujjain | Madhya Pradesh | Kshipra |
14. | Pune | Maharashtra | Mutha |
15. | Surat | Gujarat | Tapti |
16. | Hyderabad | Andhra Pradesh | Musi |
17. | Kota | Rajasthan | Chambal |
18. | Srinagar | J&K | Jhelum |
19. | Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | Gomati |
20. | Jabalpur | Madhya Pradesh | Narmada |
21. | Kurnool | Andhra Pradesh | Tungabhadra |
22. | Kannauj | Uttar Pradesh | Ganga |
23. | Jamshedpur | Jharkhand | Suvarnarekha |
24. | Bareli | Uttar Pradesh | Ramganga |
25. | Badrinath | Uttarakhand | Alaknanda |
Important River Valley Projects in India
List of important cities on river banks in the world
S.N | Name of Cities | Country | River |
1. | Washington D.C | U S A | Potomac |
2. | Masco | Russia | Mascova |
3. | Lisbon | Portugal | Tungus |
4. | Berline | Jarmani | Spri |
5. | Budapest | Hungary | Danube |
6. | Belgrade | Yugoslavia | Danube |
7. | Bucharest | Romania | Danube |
8. | Vienna | Austria | Danube |
9. | Shanghai | China | Yantisikyang |
10. | Kyiv | Ukraine | Dnieper |
11. | Volgograd | Russia | Volga |
12. | Leningrad | Russia | Neva |
13. | Montreal | Canada | Saint-Lawrence |
14. | Vayunas Aryas | Argentina | La-Plata |
15. | Kolon | Jarmani | Raine river |
16. | Basara | Iraq | Dajla-Farat river |
17. | Ankara | Turquie | Kizil |
18. | Dresden | Jarmani | Elbe |
19. | Glasgow | England | Klaid |
20. | Khartun | Sudan | Nile |
21. | Kaintan | China | Sikyang |
22 | Baghdad | Iraq | Tigris (Farat) |
23. | Rome | Itali | Taibar |
24. | New York | USA | Hudson |
25. | Karachi | Pakistan | Sindhu |
26. | Lahore | Pakistan | Ravi |
27. | London | England | Themes |
28. | Peris | France | Seen river |
29. | Madrid | Spen | Maijenses |
30. | Sidani | Australia | Darling |
31. | Ottawa | Canada | Saint-Lawrence |
32. | Quebec | Canada | Saint-Lawrence |
33. | Tokyo | Japan | Arakawa |
34. | Varasa | Poland | Vistula |
35. | Liverpool | England | Marsi |
If you want to memorize all important cities on river banks, you should learn about important rivers and related cities particularly with the help of maps. You can definitely fit your mind in less time.
