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 Narayanganj in central Bangladesh until it merges with the Dhaleswari near Kalagachhiya.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: P.K.Niyogi, Public domain.
- 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.
Narayanganj
Narayanganj is a city in central Bangladesh in the Greater Dhaka area. Narayanganj District, about 16 km southeast of the capital city of Dhaka. With a population of almost 1 million, it is the 5th largest city in Bangladesh.Khilpara
Village
Khilpara is a village in Munshiganj District in central Bangladesh. It is part of Dhaka Division and borders Dhaka District. Khilpara is situated 9 km southwest of Shitalakshya River.
Tongibari Upazila
Town
Tongibari is an upazila of Munshiganj District in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh. Tongibari Upazila is situated 10 km southwest of Shitalakshya River.
Shitalakshya River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Bangladesh, South Asia, Asia
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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
Explore places such as Purba Mukhtarpur and Subhakardi.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Muktarpur Bridge and Enayat Nagar Cricket & FootBall Stadium.
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