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{{Short description|River in Tripura, India and Bangladesh}} | |||
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The '''Manu | {{Use Indian English|date=December 2022}} | ||
|author=Md Mahbub Murshed | {{Infobox river|name=Manu River|image=|native_name={{Native name|bn|মনু নদী}}|image_size=|pushpin_map=India #Bangladesh|subdivision_type1=Countries|subdivision_name1=[[India]] and [[Bangladesh]]|subdivision_type2=State(s)|subdivision_name2=[[Tripura]] <br /> [[Sylhet Division|Sylhet]]|subdivision_type3=District(s)|subdivision_name3=[[Unakoti District|Unakoti]] <br /> [[Moulvibazar District|Moulvibazar]]|municipality=|length={{cvt|167|km}}|subdivision_type4=Cities|subdivision_name4=[[Kailashahar]] & [[Kumarghat]] | ||
([[India]]) <br /> [[Moulvibazar]] ([[Bangladesh]])}} | |||
The '''Manu''' is a [[transboundary river]] in [[Bangladesh]] and [[India]]. It originates below the Kahosib Chura of the Shakhantang Mountains in the Indian state of [[Tripura]]. Flowing north-east through [[Kumarghat]] and [[Kailashahar|Kailasahar]], the Manu passes through the [[Moulvibazar District|Moulvibazar district]] of [[Bangladesh]] to the [[Sylhet]] Plain.<ref name="Banglapedia">{{cite book |author=Md Mahbub Murshed |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]] |year=2012 |editor=Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal |edition=Second |chapter=Manu River |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Manu_River}}</ref> Later the [[Dhalai River|Dholai River]] joins the Manu and then it flows northwest and meets the Kushiara Manumukh. It is 167 km (104 m) long, making it the longest river in Tripura.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tripura Geography for the preparation of TPSC examinations... |url=https://tripuraexam.in/geography.php |access-date=2020-10-29 |website=tripuraexam.in}}</ref> In Tripura, it flows near the town of [[Manu, Tripura|Manu]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Google Maps |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Manu,+Bangladesh/@24.6033267,91.6999357,14.12z/data=!4m8!1m2!2m1!1sManu+River!3m4!1s0x3751999d41eb0b5b:0x7905ada8db1345cf!8m2!3d24.4299977!4d91.9499874 |access-date=2022-06-16 |website=Google Maps |language=en-IN}}</ref> The river has a width of 200 meters in the railway bridge area. The area of the basin is 500 square kilometres. The river flows throughout the year.<ref>Dr. Ashok Biswas, Rivers of Bangladesh, Gatidhara, Dhaka, February 2011, pp. 299-300.</ref> | |||
|title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh | |||
== Legend == | |||
Some believe that a Hindu Shastrakar, Manu, used to worship Shiva on the banks of this river, hence the name of the river.<ref>Dr. Ashok Biswas, Rivers of Bangladesh, Gatidhara, Dhaka, February 2011, pp. 299-300.</ref> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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*[http://trpenvis.nic.in/surfacew.htm Rivers of Tripura] | *[http://trpenvis.nic.in/surfacew.htm Rivers of Tripura] | ||
{{Hydrography of Tripura}} | |||
{{Hydrography of North-east India}} | {{Hydrography of North-east India}} | ||
{{Rivers in and around Bengal}} | {{Rivers in and around Bengal}} | ||
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[[Category:Rivers of Tripura]] | [[Category:Rivers of Tripura]] | ||
[[Category:Moulvibazar District]] | [[Category:Moulvibazar District]] | ||
[[Category:Rivers of Sylhet Division]] | [[Category:Rivers of Sylhet Division]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:46, 15 August 2025
| Manu River | |
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| Native name | মনু নদী (Bengali) |
| Location | |
| Countries | India and Bangladesh |
| State(s) | Tripura Sylhet |
| District(s) | Unakoti Moulvibazar |
| Cities | Kailashahar & Kumarghat
(India) Moulvibazar (Bangladesh) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Length | 167 km (104 mi) |
The Manu is a transboundary river in Bangladesh and India. It originates below the Kahosib Chura of the Shakhantang Mountains in the Indian state of Tripura. Flowing north-east through Kumarghat and Kailasahar, the Manu passes through the Moulvibazar district of Bangladesh to the Sylhet Plain.[1] Later the Dholai River joins the Manu and then it flows northwest and meets the Kushiara Manumukh. It is 167 km (104 m) long, making it the longest river in Tripura.[2] In Tripura, it flows near the town of Manu.[3] The river has a width of 200 meters in the railway bridge area. The area of the basin is 500 square kilometres. The river flows throughout the year.[4]
Legend[edit | edit source]
Some believe that a Hindu Shastrakar, Manu, used to worship Shiva on the banks of this river, hence the name of the river.[5]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Md Mahbub Murshed (2012). "Manu River". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ↑ "Tripura Geography for the preparation of TPSC examinations..." tripuraexam.in. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ↑ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ↑ Dr. Ashok Biswas, Rivers of Bangladesh, Gatidhara, Dhaka, February 2011, pp. 299-300.
- ↑ Dr. Ashok Biswas, Rivers of Bangladesh, Gatidhara, Dhaka, February 2011, pp. 299-300.
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