Bhairab (river)
Bhairab ভৈরব |
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Bridge over the Bhairab River at Islampur , West Bengal |
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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 |
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Mouth height | 4 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
- Bhairab - Quick Facts (Banglapedia, English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bhairab - satellite map ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Bhairab - Map with altitude information