delhi is situated on the bank of the river
Yamuna
title: Delhi text: terrorist attacks in Delhi in October 2005 and September 2008, resulting in a total of 103 deaths. Delhi is located at , and lies in Northern India. It borders the Indian states of Haryana on the north, west and south and Uttar Pradesh (UP) to the east. Two prominent features of the geography of Delhi are the Yamuna flood plains and the Delhi ridge. The Yamuna river was the historical boundary between Punjab and UP, and its flood plains provide fertile alluvial soil suitable for agriculture but are prone to recurrent floods. The Yamuna, a sacred river in Hinduism, is title: Shahdara text: Shahdara Shahdara, is a geographical region in the city of Delhi, India, situated on the banks of Yamuna river. It is one of the oldest inhabited areas of Delhi and integral to what is known as "Purani Dilli" (Old Delhi). In Urdu, Shahdara means "door of kings". The origin of the name lies in two Persian words: "shah" meaning "kings" and "dara", a door or entrance. Shahdara was established by a Mughal king. Shahdara developed around a "chhota bazaar" (small market) called Chandrawali village dating to the 16th century CE. It was used as a stopover in the passage from title: Delhi text: the only major river flowing through Delhi. The Hindon River separates Ghaziabad from the eastern part of Delhi. The Delhi ridge originates from the Aravalli Range in the south and encircles the west, north-east and north-west parts of the city. It reaches a height of and is a dominant feature of the region. The National Capital Territory of Delhi covers an area of , of which is designated rural, and urban therefore making it the largest city in terms of area in the country. It has a length of and a width of . Delhi is included in India's seismic title: Delhi Ridge text: Delhi Ridge Delhi Ridge, sometimes simply called The Ridge, is a ridge in the National Capital Territory of Delhi in India. The ridge is a northern extension of the ancient Aravalli Range, some 1500 million years old (compared to just 50 million for the Himalaya). The ridge consists of quartzite rocks and extends from the Southeast at Tughlaqabad, near the Bhatti mines, branching out in places and tapering off in the north near Wazirabad on the west bank of the river Yamuna, covering a distance of about 35 kilometres. The Delhi Ridge is said to be the green lungs for title: Hindon River text: Hindon River Hindon River, a tributary of Yamuna river, is a river in India that originates in the Saharanpur District, from Upper Shivalik in Lower Himalayan Range. The river is entirely rainfed and has a catchment area of . It flows between Ganges and Yamuna rivers for through Muzaffarnagar District, Meerut District, Baghpat District, Ghaziabad, Noida, Greater Noida before it joins Yamuna river just outside Delhi. The Hindon Air Force Base of the Indian Air Force also lies on its bank in the Ghaziabad district on the outskirts of Delhi. Kali river, which originates in the Doon Valley and travels