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{{short description|River in Arunachal Pradesh in India}}
{{More citations needed|date=July 2011}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}}
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| name = Lohit River
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| image = File:Lohit river AJTJ DSCN3961.jpg
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| image_caption = Lohit river in Arunachal Pradesh
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| subdivision_name2 = Tibet, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam
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The '''Lohit River''' ([[Sanskrit]]: लोहित) also known as the Zayul Chu by the [[Tibetan people|Tibetan]]s and Tellu by the [[Mishmi people|Mishmi]]s<ref>{{cite journal|last=Williamson|first=Noël|year=1909|title=The Lohit-Brahmaputra between Assam and South-Eastern Tibet, November, 1907, to January, 1908|journal=The Geographical Journal|volume=34|pages=363–383|doi=10.2307/1777190|jstor=1777190|url=https://zenodo.org/record/2394864|quote=Tibetans call it the Zayul Chu, and the Mishmi name is Tellu}}</ref> is a river in [[China]] and [[India]], which joins the [[Brahmaputra River]] in the state of [[Assam]]. It is formed in the [[Zayü County|Zayul County]] of the [[Tibet Autonomous Region]], through a merger of two rivers: the '''Kangri Karpo Chu''' (also called Rongto Chu and Zayul Ngu Chu), which originates in the [[Kangri Garpo]] range, and '''Zayul Chu''' ({{zh|s=察隅河|p=Cháyú Hé}}), which originates to its northeast. The two rivers merge below the town of [[Rima, Tibet|Rima]].<ref>{{citation |first1=F. |last1=Kingdon Ward |first2=Malcolm |last2=Smith |title=The Himalaya East of the Tsangpo |journal=The Geographical Journal |date=November 1934 |volume=84 |number=5 |pages=369–394 |doi=10.2307/1786924 |jstor=1786924}}</ref> The combined river descends through this mountainous region and surges through [[Arunachal Pradesh]] in India for {{convert|200|km|mi}} before entering the plains of [[Assam]] where it is known as the Lohit River. Tempestuous and turbulent, and known as the river of blood partly attributable to the [[lateritic soil]], it flows through the [[Mishmi Hills]], to meet the [[Brahmaputra river|Siang]] ([[Brahmaputra]]) at the head of the Brahmaputra valley.

== Course ==
[[File:Hanging Bridge, Kahoo, Arunachal Pradesh, India.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Lohit river at Kahoo, soon after entering Arunachal Pradesh]]
[[File:Parsuram.jpg|thumb|The Lohit River entering the Brahmaputra Valley plains at [[Parshuram Kund]]]]
[[File:An Aerial view of the Dhola-Sadiya bridge across River Brahmaputra, inaugurated by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, in Assam on May 26, 2017.jpg|thumb|right|Lohit river at the Dhola–Sadiya Bridge in the Brahmaputra Valley]]

Thickly forested for the most part, alpine vegetation gives way to subtropical forests, and then to some of the densest tropical jungles in all of India. [[Rhododendron]]s bloom in many hues in the upper reaches, orchids reveal themselves in the lower groves. This is indeed a treasure house of medicinal plant and herbs, and the home of Mishmi [[teeta]], the [[coptis]] plant, prized the world over for its medicinal properties.

The [[Mishmi people|Mishmi]]s hold sway in the hills. In the plains are the [[Khampti]]s and the [[Singpho people|Singphos]], fervent Buddhists and migrants from across the [[Patkai]] hills from [[Burma]]. As the Lohit journeys through, [[Tibet]]an theology gives way to animist belief, in turn replaced by Theravada [[Buddhism]] and then by [[Hindu]] temples. This region experiences a mix of many cultures near the tripoint between [[Tibet]], [[Southeast Asia]], and [[South Asia]].

The Lohit river comes into India from China and flows near India's easternmost inhabited tip, at a place called [[Kibithu]]. The [[Indian Army]] uses this river for various expeditions and training.

The [[Dhola–Sadiya Bridge]], also referred to as the Bhupen Hazarika Setu, is a beam bridge and longest in India, connecting the northeast states of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. The bridge spans the Lohit River, from the village of Dhola in the south to Sadiya to the north.

==River rafting==
There have been very few raft expeditions on the Lohit River. It is a medium volume continuous Class 4+/5 river in its upper alpine reaches and becomes pool drop towards the latter end of the trip. Rafting was first started in February 1994 by the Indian Army and the first successful kayak descent of the river in December 2003.

[[Parshuram Kund]], a Hindu pilgrimage is situated on the lower reaches of Lohit. Over 70,000 devotees and [[sadhu]]s take holy dip its water each year on the occasion of [[Makar Sankranti]], in the month of January.<ref>{{cite news | title = 70,000 devotees take holy dip in Parshuram Kund|newspaper=The Indian Express | url = http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/70000-devotees-take-holy-dip-in-parshuram-kund/1061283/ |date=18 January 2013| author=PTI | accessdate = 13 January 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Arunachal Pradesh planning to promote tourism at Parsuram Kund | work=Daily News & Analysis| url = https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-arunachal-pradesh-planning-to-promote-tourism-at-parsuram-kund-1779235 | date=19 December 2012 | author=PTI | accessdate = 13 January 2019 }}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Bhupen Hazarika Bridge]]

== References ==
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==External links==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20190401112122/https://unjobs.org/duty_stations/india/arunachal-pradesh/lohit Report Assam Floods 16 Jun 2006 - Lohit]
*[https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/12183268#map=8/28.416/96.079 Lohit River marked on OpenStreetMap]

[[Category:Rivers of Arunachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:Tributaries of the Brahmaputra River]]
[[Category:Rivers of India]]
[[Category:Rivers of Tibet]]
[[Category:Rivers of Assam]]

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