Gorai-Madhumati River

The Gorai-Madhumati (Bengali: গড়াই-মধুমতি, romanized: gaṛāi-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.

Gorai-Madhumati River
The Gorai River at Kushtia Borobazar ghat
Native name	গড়াই-মধুমতি নদী (Bengali)
Location
Country	Bangladesh
Districts	Kushtia Jhenaidah Rajbari Magura Faridpur Narail Gopalganj Bagerhat Pirojpur
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Near Barakhada, Kushtia from Padma river
Mouth
• location	Near Hularhar, Pirojpur to Katcha river
Length	372 km (231 mi)

Map showing major rivers in Bangladesh including Gorai-Madhumati

See also

• List of rivers in Bangladesh
• Madhumati Bridge

References

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.

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