Sunkoshi River

The Sunkoshi, also spelled Sunkosi, is a river that is part of the Koshi or Saptkoshi River system in . Sunkoshi has two source streams, one that arises within Nepal in Choukati, and the other more significant stream that flows in from in the region of China.
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Photo: Krish Dulal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Stream
  • …lies at an elevation of 127 metres (417 feet)
  • Description: river in Nepal
  • Also known as
    “Kosi River”
    “Sun Kosi”
    “Sun Kosi River”
    “Sun-k’o-hsi Ho”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chatra Gorge.

Locality
The is a canyon cut by the Kosi River across the Mahabharat Range in . is situated 6 km south of Sunkoshi River.

Sunkoshi River

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Latitude
26.91622° or 26° 54′ 58″ north
Longitude
87.15492° or 87° 9′ 18″ east
Open location code
7MR9W583+FX
Geo­Names ID
1282745
Wiki­data ID
Q7638365

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Sunkoshi River” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Sun Kosi”
  • Cebuano: “Sun Kosi River”
  • Chinese: “孙科西河”
  • Chinese: “桑戈西河”
  • Chinese: “逊科西河”
  • Chinese: “遜科西河”
  • Dotyali: “सुनकोशी नदी”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر سون كوسى”
  • French: “Sun Kosi”
  • German: “Sunkoshi”
  • Japanese: “スンコシ川”
  • Lithuanian: “Sun Kosis”
  • Maithili: “सुनकोशी नदी”
  • Malayalam: “സങ്കോഷി നദി”
  • Nepali: “Sunkoshi̇̄ Nadi̇̄”
  • Nepali: “Sunkoshi̇̄”
  • Nepali: “सुन कोशी नदी”
  • Nepali: “सुनकोशी नदी”
  • Nepali: “सुनकोशी”
  • Polish: “Sunkosi”
  • Russian: “Сун-Коси”
  • Sanskrit: “सुनकोशी”
  • Ukrainian: “Санкоші (річка)”
  • Ukrainian: “Санкоші”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tamur River and Barāha Temple.

Nepal: Highlights

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