Karatoya River
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The Karatoya River is a transboundary river in the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent, historically significant as a major waterway and cultural boundary in present-day India and Bangladesh.
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
Bangladesh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
India ⓘ |
| country |
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
ⓘ
surface form:
Bangladesh
India ⓘ |
| culturalRole | boundary between regions of ancient and medieval Bengal ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Bangladesh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasName | Karatoya River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
cultural boundary
ⓘ
major waterway ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bengal region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Asia ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
present-day Bangladesh ⓘ present-day India ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | medieval Bengali historical geography ⓘ |
| partOf | Ganges–Brahmaputra river system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | South Asia ⓘ |
| role | important navigation route in historical Bengal ⓘ |
| significance | historically important river of Bengal ⓘ |
| transboundaryRiverBetween |
Bangladesh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | cultural demarcation line in Bengal history ⓘ |
| usedFor | transport in historical periods ⓘ |
| watercourseType | transboundary river ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.