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The Dhalai River (also known as Dhala River) is a
trans-boundary river A transboundary river is a river that crosses at least one political border, either a border within a state or an international boundary. Bangladesh has the highest number of these rivers, with at least 58 major rivers that enter the country from ...
in India and Bangladesh. It rises in the mountains of the Indian state of
Tripura Tripura () is a States and union territories of India, state in northeastern India. The List of states and union territories of India by area, third-smallest state in the country, it covers ; and the seventh-least populous state with a populat ...
. It enters
Kamalganj Upazila Kamalganj () is an upazila (sub-district) of Moulvibazar District in the Division of Sylhet Division, Sylhet, Bangladesh. Etymology There was a local zamindar by the name of Kinkar Nath Ray who appointed a naib by the name of Kamal Narayan in or ...
of Maulvibazar District of Bangladesh. Later, it joins the
Manu River The Manu is a river in southeastern Peru. It runs down the eastern slopes of the Andes Mountains into the Amazon Basin. It runs through what is now protected as the Manu National Park, a vast Biosphere Reserve, home to arguably the highest concen ...
in
Rajnagar Upazila Rajnagar () is an upazila of the Moulvibazar District in Sylhet Division, Bangladesh. The district has roughly 43,070 houses and an area of approximately 340 km2. There are three well-known rivers which flow across the Upazila border side of R ...
. The co-ordinates of the Dhalai River at Ambassa are 23.55'128'' N and 91.51'204'' E in degrees, minutes and seconds (DMS). It originates from Atharamura Hill and is long. Some of the popular riverside townships of the Dhalai are the towns of
Ambassa Ambassa is a census town located in the Indian state of Tripura a Municipal Council in Dhalai district. Ambassa is also the headquarters of the Dhalai district. Demographics India census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') ...
, Baralutma and Kamalpur.


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List of rivers of India With a land area of consisting of diverse ecosystems, India has many river systems and perennial streams. The rivers of India can be classified into four groups – Himalayan, Deccan, Coastal, and Inland drainage. The Himalayan rivers, mainl ...
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List of rivers in Bangladesh According to Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB), about 907 rivers currently flow in Bangladesh (during summer and winter), although the numbers stated in some sources are ambiguous. As stated by a publication called ''Bāṅlādēśēr ...


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Rivers of Bangladesh Rivers of Tripura Rajnagar Upazila Kulaura Upazila Rivers of Sylhet Division Bangladesh–India border International rivers of Asia Border rivers {{Bangladesh-river-stub