Ahar River

Ahar River
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Location
Country	India
States	Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh
Cities	Udaipur Mewar
Physical characteristics
Source	Aravalli range
• location	Udaipur, Mewar, Rajasthan, India
• coordinates	24°34′N73°48′E / 24.567°N 73.800°E / 24.567; 73.800
Mouth	Ahar-Berach sangam confluence
• location	Madhya Pradesh, India
Basin features
Progression	Ahar River, Berach River, Banas River, Chambal river, Yamuna River, Ganges River
River system	Ganges

The Ahar River is a tributary of the Berach River which drains to the Banas River, a tributary of the Chambal river which drains to the Yamuna River, the principal tributary of Ganges River.

The river flows through Udaipur city. The outflow of Lake Pichola and Fateh Sagar Lake of Udaipur district enters the Ahar river. The river further downstream feeds Udaisagar Lake just outside Udaipur city. ^[1]

Ahar River is also the site of 3000 BC to 1500BC Chalcolithic (copper-stone age) archaeological culture, the Ahar-Banas culture. ^{[2] [3]}

On the river bank in Udaipur there are royal cenotaphs (memorials) of Maharanas of Mewar called "Ahar ki Chhatriya" literally Ahar Cenotaphs. ^[4]

References

1. Sharma, Abha (20 May 2012). "A lake rejuvenated". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 27 August 2020.
2. Hooja, Rima (July 2000). "The Ahar culture: A Brief Introduction". Serindian: Indian Archaeology and Heritage Online (1). Archived from the original on 18 August 2000.
3. Cache of Seal Impressions Discovered in Western India Offers Surprising New Evidence For Cultural Complexity in Little-known Ahar-banas Culture, Circa 3000-1500 B.C. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
4. "Ahar- Ahar Cenotaphs, Cenotaphs in Ahar, Ahar Archeological Museum Rajasthan". www.udaipur.org.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2020.