Manipur River

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Manipur River
Manipur River flows through Chin Hills near Tedim Town
Native nameMeitei: Manipur Turel
Location
CountryIndia / Myanmar
StateManipur
Physical characteristics
SourceIthai Barrage, Waipokpi
 • coordinates24°25′47″N 93°50′19″E / 24.4297589°N 93.838581°E / 24.4297589; 93.838581
Mouth 
 • location
Myittha
 • coordinates
22°53′12″N 94°05′07″E / 22.8868°N 94.0852°E / 22.8868; 94.0852
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • rightChakpi River

Manipur River (Meitei: ꯃꯅꯤꯄꯨꯔ ꯇꯨꯔꯦꯜ, romanized: Manipur Turel; Burmese: မဏိပူရမြစ်, romanized: Manipur Myit), also called Kathe Khyoung (Burmese: ကသည်းချောင်း, lit. 'Meitei watercourse'),[1] is a river in India's Manipur state that flows into the Chin State of Myanmar, where it merges with the Myittha River, a tributary of the Chindwin river.[2] It passes through Tonzang and Tedim town of Myanmar.

It merges into the Chindwin River (also called the Ningthi River[3]). The Chindwin river then merges into the Irrawaddy River, which then flows south till it empties into the Andaman Sea, adjoining the Bay of Bengal and thereby connecting Imphal city to the sea.

Tributaries


See also

References

  1. ^ Siṃha, Kārāma Manimohana (1989), Hijam Irabot Singh and Political Movements in Manipur, B.R. Publishing Corporation, ISBN 978-81-7018-578-9
  2. ^ Sutapa Sengupta (2006). Rivers and Riverine Landscape in North East India. Concept Publishing Company. p. 19. ISBN 978-81-8069-276-5.
  3. ^ Pemberton, R. Boileau (1835). Report On The Eastern Frontier Of British India. Baptist Mission Press, Kolkata. pp. 19–20.; McCulloch, W.Maj (1859). Account of the Valley of Munnipore and of the Hill Tribes; with a Comparative Vocabulary of the Munnipore and other Languages


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