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Karnaphuli
Sign in to saveAlso known as Karnafuli, Khawthlangtuipui, Karnaphuli River
thumb|Karnaphuli river from BNA road thumb|Karnaphuli River From Shah Amanat Bridge The Karnaphuli River ( Kôrnophuli; also spelt Karnafuli and Khawthlangtuipui in Mizo, meaning "western river" and Borgang in Chakma, meaning "Big River") is the largest and most important river in Chittagong and the Chittagong Hill Tracts. It is a wide river in the south-eastern part of Bangladesh. Originating from the Saithah village of Mamit district in Mizoram, India, it flows southwest through Chattogram Hill Tracts and Chattogram into the Bay of Bengal. It is the fastest flowing river in Bangladesh, after
Key facts
- River.name
- Karnaphuli River
- River.image
- Karnafully River to Bay of Bengal (16471666352).jpg
- River.image_size
- 220px
- River.image_caption
- Aerial view of the Karnaphuli River estuary
- River.subdivision_type1
- Countries
- River.subdivision_name1
- India and Bangladesh
- River.subdivision_type3
- Cities
- River.subdivision_name3
- Chittagong
- River.source1_location
- Saithah, Mizoram, India
- River.mouth_location
- Bay of Bengal
- River.length_km
- 270
- River.discharge1_location
- Near mouth
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Course
- Chittagong City
- Demagiri(Tlabung)
- Transport
- Kaptai dam
- Pollution
- Aquatic life
- Gallery
- See also
- References
thumb|Karnaphuli river from BNA road thumb|Karnaphuli River From Shah Amanat Bridge The Karnaphuli River ( Kôrnophuli; also spelt Karnafuli and Khawthlangtuipui in Mizo, meaning "western river" and Borgang in Chakma, meaning "Big River") is the largest and most important river in Chittagong and the Chittagong Hill Tracts. It is a wide river in the south-eastern part of Bangladesh. Originating from the Saithah village of Mamit district in Mizoram, India, it flows southwest through Chattogram Hill Tracts and Chattogram into the Bay of Bengal. It is the fastest flowing river in Bangladesh, after the Padma.
The river is said to "represent the drainage system of the whole south-western part of Mizoram." Principal tributaries include the Kawrpui River or Thega River, Tuichawng River and Phairuang River. A large hydroelectric power plant was built on the Karnaphuli in the Kaptai region in the 1960s. The mouth of the river hosts the Port of Chattogram, the largest and busiest seaport of Bangladesh.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Karnaphuli” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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On the map
3 mapped locations