Balu River
The Balu River, located in Bangladesh, is a tributary of the Shitalakshya River. The 44-km long Balu passes through the wetlands of Beel Belai and Dhaka before its confluence with the Shitalakshya at Demra.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Bangladesh
- Also known as: “Bālu” and “Bālu River”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Demra Thana and Green Model Town.
Green Model Town
Suburb
Green Model Town is a private housing project… Green Model Town is situated 5 km west of Balu River.
Motijheel
Suburb
Central Dhaka includes Motijheel, the centre… Motijheel is situated 8 km west of Balu River.
Balu River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Dhaka Division, Bangladesh, South Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
23.72264° or 23° 43′ 22″ north
Longitude
90.49942° or 90° 29′ 58″ east
Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)
Open location code
7MMGPFFX+3Q
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Welsh—“Balu River” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Բալու գետ”
- Azerbaijani: “Balu (çay)”
- Azerbaijani: “Balu”
- Bengali: “বালু নদী”
- Czech: “Balu”
- German: “Balu”
- Hebrew: “באלאו”
- Polish: “Balu”
- Russian: “Балу”
- Slovak: “Balu”
- Ukrainian: “Балу”
- Welsh: “Afon Balu”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Kāmārghop and Ghop Dakshin.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Kanchpur Bridge and Ad-din Momin Medical College.
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