Besides Indus, four other rivers also enter Pakistan from the neighbouring India, namely the Jhelub, Chenab, Ravi and Sutlej and all empty into the Indus to add to its might and power. The place where all these four rivers meet the Indus is known as "Panj Nadh (meaning in local language Five Rivers) south of the famous ancient city of Multan.
Having almost lost its impetus near the Arabia Sea, it fans out and forms the Indus Delta. Here the forests of mangroves and many a species of birds and fish flourish on the sweet waters of the Indus. The total area of the deltas that includes swamps and mangroves is approximately 225,000 hectares (556,000 acres). The port city of Karachi and marches of Ran of Kutch shoulder this delta during its final stages of journeyCities that Indus Passes
By: The Indus skirts and passes by the famous Attock, Bannu, Faisalabad, Multan, Khairpur, Sukkur, Larkana, Nawabshah, Mirpurkhas, Hyderabad and finally embracing the Arabian Sea near the port city of Karachi (above).![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsUJHqrvd2ftvdZrPtjlTEkmvrby13WRdKkIDtW2amylCl7fm-I03QmUZIppp8eooUMVJWLYL195fAI4cZwDRqq_Y1O_jJkzkgErC-o_rELIcZ2nA1zh1Z3Qjpj7EZovPWURWekA2hSTU/s320/indus_map.jpg)
Satellite view of river Indus.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsUJHqrvd2ftvdZrPtjlTEkmvrby13WRdKkIDtW2amylCl7fm-I03QmUZIppp8eooUMVJWLYL195fAI4cZwDRqq_Y1O_jJkzkgErC-o_rELIcZ2nA1zh1Z3Qjpj7EZovPWURWekA2hSTU/s320/indus_map.jpg)
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