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Gorai-Madhumati River

Coordinates: 23°55′00″N 89°09′00″E / 23.9167°N 89.1500°E / 23.9167; 89.1500
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Gorai-Madhumati River
The Gorai River at Kushtia Borobazar ghat
Native nameগড়াই-মধুমতি নদী (Bengali)
Location
CountryBangladesh
Districts
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationNear Barakhada, Kushtia from Padma river
Mouth 
 • location
Near Hularhar, Pirojpur to Katcha river
Length372 km (231 mi)
Map showing major rivers in Bangladesh including Gorai-Madhumati

The Gorai-Madhumati (Bengali: গড়াই-মধুমতি, romanizedgaṛāi-madhumati , Gôŗai-Modhumoti) is one of the longest rivers in Bangladesh and a distributary of the Ganges.[1] In its upper reaches, it is called the Gorai, and the name changes to Madhumati further downstream. The Madhumati flows through Kushtia, Jessore, Rajbari, Faridpur, Khulna, Pirojpur and Barguna districts in Bangladesh.

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References

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  1. ^ Chowdhury, Masud Hasan (2012). "Gorai-Madhumati River". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.

23°55′00″N 89°09′00″E / 23.9167°N 89.1500°E / 23.9167; 89.1500