Khowai River
{{short description|River in India & Bangladesh}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox river
| name = Khowai River
| native_name = {{native name|bn|খোয়াই নদী}}
| image = Khowai River.jpg
| image_caption = Khowai River at Teliamura
| subdivision_type1 = Countries
| subdivision_name1 = India and Bangladesh
| subdivision_type2 = State
| subdivision_name2 = Tripura
| subdivision_type3 = District
| subdivision_name3 = Habiganj
| length_km = 166
| source1_location = Atharamura Hills
}}
The Khowai is a trans-boundary river that originates in the eastern part of the Atharamura Hills of Tripura in India and .
Geography
Flowing north-north-west, it leaves India at Khowai, and enters Bangladesh at Balla in Habiganj District. The river passes east of Habiganj town, where it is under pressure from pollution and encroachment, including cultivation and construction of concrete houses in the areas on the banks of the Khowai. North of town it turns west, and joins the Kushiyara near Adampur in Lakhai Upazila, Habiganj District. The river is 166 km long. It is the second longest river of Tripura.{{cite book |last=Murshed |first=Md Mahbub |year=2012 |chapter=Khowai River |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Khowai_River |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=Asiatic Society of Bangladesh}}{{Cite web|title=Tripura Geography for the preparation of TPSC examinations...|url=https://tripuraexam.in/geography.php|access-date=2020-10-29|website=tripuraexam.in}}{{Cite news |title=Save Khowai River from land grabbers|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/save-khowai-river-from-land-grabbers-19188|date=2014-04-08|work=The Daily Star|language=en|access-date=2020-05-13}}
See also
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References
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Category:International rivers of Asia
Category:Distributaries of the Ganges
Category:Rivers of Sylhet Division
Category:Rivers of Dhaka Division
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