Turag River
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The Turag River is a significant waterway in central Bangladesh that flows past the capital city of Dhaka and plays a key role in the region’s ecology, transportation, and urban life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Turag River canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Turag Nodi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Bishwa Ijtema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| banksHost | Bishwa Ijtema grounds at Tongi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Bangladesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classifiedAs | ecologically critical area (ECA) in parts ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Balu River via local channels
ⓘ
Shitalakshya River via regional network ⓘ |
| country |
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
ⓘ
surface form:
Bangladesh
|
| emptiesInto | Buriganga River near Dhaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsNear |
industrial zones around Dhaka
ⓘ
residential areas of Dhaka outskirts ⓘ |
| flowsThrough | Dhaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBankType |
heavily urbanized banks in many stretches
ⓘ
informal settlements along banks ⓘ |
| hasIssue |
encroachment on riverbanks
ⓘ
industrial effluent contamination ⓘ solid waste dumping ⓘ water pollution ⓘ |
| hasProblem |
dry-season low flow
ⓘ
loss of aquatic biodiversity ⓘ navigation difficulties in dry season ⓘ |
| hasReligiousSignificanceFor | local Muslim communities ⓘ |
| hasSeasonalVariation |
dry-season shrinkage
ⓘ
monsoon flooding ⓘ |
| isPartOf | greater Dhaka watershed ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Bengali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | central Bangladesh ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
Bangladesh Department of Environment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedIn | near Old Dhaka ⓘ |
| near |
Gazipur District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tongi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bangladesh inland waterways network
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dhaka river system NERFINISHED ⓘ Ganges Delta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesBy | capital city of Dhaka ⓘ |
| playsRoleIn |
regional ecology of Dhaka area
ⓘ
transportation in Dhaka region ⓘ urban life of Dhaka ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Bangladesh High Court directives on river protection
ⓘ
environmental protection campaigns ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
industrialization
ⓘ
unplanned urbanization ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Buriganga River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fishing
ⓘ
inland water transport ⓘ small-scale irrigation ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.