Kunur River

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Kunur River
Location
CountryIndia
StateWest Bengal
CityGuskara
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationTILABONI, Faridpur, Durgapur
Length112 km (70 mi)
Discharge 
 • locationAjay River

Kunur River, one of the main tributaries of the Ajay, 112 kilometres (70 mi) in length, has its origin near Bansgara in the Faridpur police station area. With water from several small streams swelling it during the monsoons, it often floods large areas of the Ausgram (community development block) and Mangalkot police station of Purba Bardhaman district. It joins the Ajay near Ujani village.[1]

Archaeology[edit]

Microliths of crystalline stone and petrified wood from about 1250–1000 BC are found in many places in the Ajay-Kunur-Kopai river system.[2]

References[edit]

  1. Chattopadhyay, Akkori, Bardhaman Jelar Itihas O Lok Sanskriti (History and Folk lore of Bardhaman District), (in Bengali), Vol I, p 35, Radical Impression. ISBN 81-85459-36-3
  2. "Ancient Bengal in Ancient India". Retrieved 14 February 2009.

Coordinates: 23°31′59″N 87°54′06″E / 23.533143°N 87.901611°E / 23.533143; 87.901611


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