Bhairab (river)

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Bhairab
ভৈরব
Bridge over the Bhairab River at Islampur, West Bengal

Bridge over the Bhairab River at Islampur , West Bengal

Data
location West Bengal ( India ), Bangladesh
River system Ganges
Drain over Rupsha (river)  → Pasur (river)  → Indian Ocean
source Jalangi
Source height 14  m
muzzle in the Rupsha coordinates: 22 ° 50 ′ 53 "  N , 89 ° 33 ′ 27"  E 22 ° 50 ′ 53 "  N , 89 ° 33 ′ 27"  E
Mouth height m
Height difference 10 m
Bottom slope 0.06 ‰
length 160 km
Big cities Khulna
Medium-sized cities Jessore

The Bhairab ( Bengali ভৈরব ) is a 160 km long and 100 to 200 m wide river in the Ganges Delta in India and Bangladesh ; the towns of Jessore and Khulna and the historical mosque town of Bagerhat lie on its banks .

course

The Bhairab is a branch of the Jalangi ; later it forms the Rupsha River together with the Atrai .

Web links

Commons : Bhairab River  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Bhairab - satellite map  ( page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.geonames.org  
  2. Bhairab - Map with altitude information