Cities on Riverside

Historically, human prefer to live near water resources for domestic and agriculture purpose. Most of the ancient villages, towns and cities were built near rivers, lakes, seas and oceans.

Here is a list of today world famous cities on river banks for the purpose of general knowledge and jobs exams.

Cities on River Banks in the World

River NameCities Lies On Bank's
HudsonNew York, New Jersey, Albany, Yonkers, Beacon, Kingston, Troy, Glen Falls, Hudson, Newburgh.
GangesPatna, kanpur, Allahbad (Prayagraj), Varanasi, Haridwar, and Bhagalpur.
DanubeBudapest, Belgrade, Bedford, Vienna, Bratislava, Ruse, Ulm, Novi Sad, Linz, Vukovar, Szekszárd, Passau.
SeineParis, Le Havre
JumnaDelhi, Agra, Prayagraj, Yamuna Naga, Mathura, Noida, Etawah, Firozabad, Kalpi and Hamipur.
ThamesLondon, Oxford, Reading, Windsor and  Henley-on-Thames.
IndusSakardu, Dera Ismael Khan, Swabi, Sukkur, Dasu, Besham and Hyderabad
NileCairo, Aswan, Alexandria, Khartoum, Juba and Jinja.
AmazonManaus, Santarem, Iquitos, Macapa, and Leticia.
Chao PhrayaBangkok
OttawaMontreal, Ottawa, Quebec and Ontario.
VolgaNizhny Novgorod, Volgograd, Ulyanovsk, Rzhev, Zavolzhye, Yaroslavl, Saratov, Kazan, and Astrakhan.
TiberRome and Perugia.
RhineBonn, Cologne, Rotterdam, Basel, Cologne, and Duisburg.
TigrisSamarra, Mosul, Diyarbakır, and Baghdad.
Shatt-al-ArabAbadan, Basra and Khorramshahr.
SutlejBahawalpur
SpreeBerlin, Bautzen, Khorramshahr, Basrah, Cottbus, Kopenick, Lubbenau, and Spremberg.
ChenabSialkot, Kot Mithan, Wazirabad
SenneBrussels
YangtzeShanghai, Wuxi and Suzho
KarnaphuliChittagong
BaradaDamascus
Shatt al-Arab RiverAbadan, Basra and Khorramshahr
RaviLahore, Pathankot and Kamalia.
LiffeyDublin (Ireland Capital), Leixlip, and Kildare.
AmstelAmsterdam (Capital of Netherlands) and Nieuwveen.
AvonBath and Bristol cities of United Kingdom
SumidaTokyo (Capital of Japan).
VistulaWarsaw (Capital of Poland), Wisla, Krakov, and Dobrzyn.

Cities on River Banks in the World MCQs

London is situated on the Bank of the river?

(A). Spree

(B). Danube

(C). Danube.

(D). Thames


The Famous Taj Mahal is located on the banks of river?

A) Tigris

B) Ganges

C) Yamuna

D) None of these


Paris is situated on bank of the river

(A). Arno

(B). Hudson

(C). Rhine

(D). Seine


Kolkata is located on the banks of river

(A). Koshi

(B). Ganga

(C). Hooghly

(D). Jumna


The city of New York is situated on the river:

(A). Ottawa

(B). Hudson

(C). Timber

(D). None of These


Cairo City Lies on the bank of famous River

(A). Tigris

(B). Shatt-al-Arab

(C). Nile

(D). None of Above


Agra is lies on the bank of which famous River.

(A). Brahamaputra

(B). Jumna

(C). Ganges

(D). Sharavathi


Which famous city is located on the bank of river Danube?

(A). Montreal

(B). Venice

(C). Rome

(D). Budapest


Rome is situated on the Bank of the river?

(A). Spree

(B). Tiber

(C). Thames

(D). Hudson


Berlin is located on the banks of which river?

A) Tigris

B) Spree

C) Menam

D) Vistula


Lahore is situated on bank of the river

(A). Indus

(B). Chenab

(C). Sutluj

(D). Ravi


Kanpur is situated on the banks of which river

(A). Koshi

(B). Saraswati

(C). Ganges

(D). Jumna


The city of Bonn is situated on the river

(A). Ottawa

(B). Hudson

(C). Timber

(D). Rhine


Alexandria (Egyptian city) Lies on the bank of River

(A). Tigris

(B). Shatt-al-Arab

(C). Nile

(D). None


Attock city is located on the bank of which famous River.

(A). Indus

(B). Gomal

 (C). Jhelum

(D). Soan


Vienna is located on the bank of river?

(A). The Danube

(B). Amazon

(C). Volga

(D). None of these


Tokyo city is situated on the Bank of the river?

(A). Avon

(B). Sumida

(C). Amstel

(D). Yodo


Dublin is located on the banks of river?

A) Liffey

B) Barada

C) Rhine

D) Amazon


Sukkur is situated on bank of the river

(A). Kabul

(B). Beas

(C). Indus

(D). Chenab


New Delhi is located on the banks of river

(A). Tapi

(B). Narmada

(C). Yamuna

(D). Mahanadi


The city of Damascus is located on the river

(A). Euphrates

(B). Diyala

(C). Zab

(D). Barada


Bangkok Lies on the bank of the River:

(A). Chao Phraya

(B). Murat

(C). Amu Darya

(D). Balikh


Basra is located on the bank of which famous River

(A). Jordan

(B). Karun

(C). Hasbani

(D). Shatt-al-Arab


Which famous city is located on the bank of river Vistula?

(A). Helsinki

(B). Lisbon

(C). Madrid

(D). Warsaw


The Litani River is located in which country of the world?

(A). Yamen

(B). Libya

(C). Iran

(D). Lebanon


Bahawalpur is located on the south of river?

A) Beas

B) Sutlej

C) Bolan

D) Sindh


Chittagong city is situated on bank of the river

(A). Padma

(B). Meghna

(C). Teesta

(D). Karnaphuli


Mosul city is situated on the banks of which river

(A). Tigris

(B). Al Uzym

(C). Khasa

(D). None of these


Bristol city lies on the bank of River

(A). Elbe

(B). Douro

(C). Moselle

(D). Avon


Montreal is located on the bank of which famous River.

(A). Mackenzie

(B). Saint Lawrence

 (C). Liard

(D). Ottawa


Baghdad is located on the bank of river?

(A). Tigris

(B). Alwand

(C). Glory

(D). Hezil

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