List of the world's important cities situated on the Bank of Rivers

Cities were often founded on the banks of rivers because of availability of water and fertility of soil. Many big cities of the world are shaped and known by the river that runs through it. Here, we are giving the list of the World's important cities situated on the Bank of Rivers which is very useful for the preparation of competitive examinations like UPSC-prelims, SSC, State Services, NDA, CDS, and Railways etc.

Shakeel Anwar Updated: Sep 21, 2016 17:29 IST

Cities were often founded on the banks of rivers because of availability of water and fertility of soil. Many big cities of the world are shaped and known by the river that runs through it. Here, we are giving the list of the World's important cities situated on the Bank of Rivers which is very useful for the preparation of competitive examinations like UPSC-prelims, SSC, State Services, NDA, CDS, and Railways etc.

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World's important cities situated on the Bank of Rivers

City	Country	River
Caracas	Venezuela	Guaire
Vienna	Austria	Danube
Dresden	Germany	Elbe
Khartoum	Sudan	Confluence of the White Nile and the Blue Nile
Yangon	Myanmar	Convergence of the Yangon and Bago Rivers
Quebec	Canada	Saint Lawrence
Warsaw	Poland	Vistula
Hamburg	Germany	Elbe
Belgrade	Serbia	Confluence of the Sava and Danube
Bagdad	Iraq	Tigris
Rome	Italy	Tiber
New York	USA	Hudson
Lahore	Pakistan	Ravi
Karachi	Pakistan	Indus
Paris	France	Seine
London	England	Thames
Moscow	Russia	Moskva
Washington DC	USA	Potomac
Basra	Iraq	Shatt-al-Arab
Cologne	Germany	Rhine
Buenos Aires	Argentina	Río de la Plata
Montreal	Canada	Confluence of the Saint Lawrence and Ottawa
New Orleans	USA	Mississippi
Al-Cairo	Egypt	Nile
Berlin	Germany	Spree and Havel
Budapest	Hungary	Danube
Shanghai	China	Yangtze
Delhi	India	Yamuna
Sydney	Australia	Darling