West Banas | |
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Location | |
Country | India |
State | Rajasthan, Gujarat (North Gujarat) |
District | Sirohi District, Banaskantha District, Patan District |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Southern Aravalli Range near Naya Sanwara village, Sirohi District, Rajasthan |
• coordinates | 23°36′21″N71°05′51″E / 23.6059°N 71.0974°E |
Mouth | |
• location | Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat |
Length | 266 km (50 km in Rajasthan, 216 km in Gujarat) |
Basin size | 1,876 km2 (724 sq mi) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Balaram River |
The West Banas is a river in western India. It originates from the southern Aravalli Range, in Sirohi District of the state of Rajasthan. It flows south, draining the valley between Mount Abu on the west and the easterly ridge of the Aravallis on the east through the West Banas Dam, Swarupganj and Abu Road city. It continues south through the plains of Gujarat state, flowing through Banaskantha and Patan districts to empty into Little Rann of Kutch seasonal wetland. [1]
The watershed area of the West Banas River is approximately 1,876 square kilometres. [2] The length of the river is 266 kilometres, of which 50 kilometres is in Rajasthan, the remaining in Gujarat. [2]
Rajasthan is a state in northwestern India. It covers 342,239 square kilometres (132,139 sq mi) or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern side, where it comprises most of the wide and inhospitable Thar Desert and shares a border with the Pakistani provinces of Punjab to the northwest and Sindh to the west, along the Sutlej-Indus River valley. It is bordered by five other Indian states: Punjab to the north; Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to the northeast; Madhya Pradesh to the southeast; and Gujarat to the southwest. Its geographical location is 23°.3' to 30°.12' North latitude and 69°.30' to 78°.17' East longitude, with the Tropic of Cancer passing through its southernmost tip.
The Aravalli Range is a mountain range in Northern-Western India, running approximately 670 km (420 mi) in a south-west direction, starting near Delhi, passing through southern Haryana, Rajasthan, and ending in Ahmedabad Gujarat. The highest peak is Guru Shikhar on Mount Abu at 1,722 m (5,650 ft). The Aravalli Range is one of the oldest geological features on Earth, having its origin in the Proterozoic era.
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Balaram Ambaji Wildlife Sanctuary is located at Banaskantha, Gujarat, India. It covers 542 km2, and falls in the catchment area of Banas and Sabarmati rivers, and is a part of the Khathiar-Gir dry deciduous forests' ecoregion. The sanctuary borders Rajasthan and close to mount abu. The period from October to May is considered to be the best time to visit.
Dabani is a town of 1589 people about 40 km south of Sirohi, Rajasthan, India. Dabani is in Reodar Tehsil in Sirohi District of Rajasthan State, India. Dabani is located at 24.62°N 72.62°E.
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