Ghaghara


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Gha·gha·ra

(gä′gə-rä′) or Gha·ghra (gä′grə, -grä) also Gog·ra (gŏg′rə, -rä)
A river rising in southwest Tibet and flowing about 965 km (600 mi) south through the Himalaya Mountains in Nepal then southeast into northern India, where it joins the Ganges River.
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