Kushiyara River

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The Kushiyara River is a transboundary river in northeastern India and Bangladesh that serves as a major distributary of the Barak River and an important waterway for agriculture and local livelihoods.

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Kushiyara River canonical 5

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Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
transboundary river
basinCountry People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
surface form: Bangladesh

India
country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
surface form: Bangladesh

India
distributaryOf Barak River
flowsThrough Assam
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
surface form: Bangladesh

India
Sylhet Division
formsBorderBetween India and Bangladesh
hasEconomicImportance inland fisheries
regional agriculture
river transport
locatedIn South Asia
northeastern Bangladesh
northeastern India
partOf Barak River
surface form: Barak River basin

Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river system
surface form: Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna river system
sharedBy People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
surface form: Bangladesh

India
subjectTo India–Bangladesh water sharing discussions
supports local livelihoods
tributaryOf Meghna
surface form: Meghna River
typeOfWaterBody freshwater river
usedFor agriculture
fishing
inland navigation
irrigation
transportation

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Barak River mouth Kushiyara River
Barak River dischargesInto Kushiyara River
Meghna receivesWaterFrom Kushiyara River
subject surface form: Meghna River
Karimganj locatedOnRiver Kushiyara River
Karimganj remained in India as part of Assam riverNearby Kushiyara River
subject surface form: Karimganj