Source: – @IndianInterest // Twitter.
The Mekong river originates in Tibet and runs through six countries in South-East-Asia.
"Mekong" is derived from "Me Kongkea" which means "Ma Ganga" (Mother Ganga) in the Khmer language.
Bet your history/geography textbooks didn't teach you that. https://t.co/al3SbEPvyW
— The Indian Interest (@IndianInterest) July 21, 2019