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Ganges Plain

The Indo-Gangetic Plain is a flat, monsoon-fed expanse of deep soil that hosts one of the densest human populations on Earth. Its openness made it the highway for invasions into India from the northwest, and its rivers, shared with Pakistan and China, make water a permanent strategic anxiety.

25.9°N · 84.1°E

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