Shitalakshya River

Shitalakshya River is a distributary of the Brahmaputra. A portion of its upper course is known as Banar River or Banor River. In the Shitalakshya's initial stages, it flows in a southwest direction and then east of the city of in central until it merges with the Dhaleswari near Kalagachhiya.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Bangladesh
  • Also known as: Lakhya River”, “Lakshymā River”, “Shitalokkha Nodi”, “Sitalakhya”, and “Sitalakhya River

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Narayanganj and Khilpara.

is a city in central in the Greater Dhaka area. , about 16 km southeast of the capital city of . With a population of almost 1 million, it is the 5th largest city in Bangladesh.

Village
is a in in central Bangladesh. It is part of and borders . is situated 9 km southwest of Shitalakshya River.

Town
Tongibari is an upazila of in , . is situated 10 km southwest of Shitalakshya River.

Shitalakshya River

Latitude
23.56973° or 23° 34′ 11″ north
Longitude
90.53345° or 90° 32′ 0″ east
Open location code
7MMGHG9M+V9
Geo­Names ID
1196371
Wiki­data ID
Q4524549
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Welsh—“Shitalakshya River” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: Şitalakşa (çay)
  • Azerbaijani: Şitalakşa
  • Bengali: শীতলক্ষ্যা নদী
  • Chinese: 拉克什亞河
  • Indonesian: Sungai Shitalakshya
  • Japanese: シタラクシャ川
  • Portuguese: Rio Shitalakshya
  • Russian: Шиталакшья
  • Spanish: Rio Shitalakshya
  • Spanish: Río Shitalakshya
  • Spanish: Shitalakshya
  • Welsh: Afon Shitalakshya

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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