Piyain River 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 ...

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

and

Bangladesh Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...

. It is a tributary of the

Surma river The Surma () is a major river in Bangladesh, part of the Surma-Meghna River System. It starts when the Barak River from northeast India divides at the Bangladesh border into the Surma and the Kushiyara rivers. It ends in Kishoreganj District, ...

, which originates from the

Umngot River The Umngot River, also known as the Dawki River and Wah Umngot, is a river which flows through Dawki, a small town located at the bottom of the Jaintia Hills in West Jaintia Hills district in the States and union territories of India, Indian state ...

Meghalaya Meghalaya (; "the abode of clouds") is a states and union territories of India, state in northeast India. Its capital is Shillong. Meghalaya was formed on 21 January 1972 by carving out two districts from the Assam: the United Khasi Hills an ...

. The river enters

through

Sylhet district Sylhet District (), located in north-east Bangladesh, is one of the four districts in Sylhet Division, which contains Sylhet, the regional capital. History Sylhet District was established on 3 January 1782, and until 1878 it was part of Benga ...

. The Piyain River, once large and flowing, has been left mostly dry due to floods in the 1980s, unregulated stone quarrying, and illegal sand extraction.

Course

The length of the river is 145 km. Originating from the Umngot, the river enters Bangladesh through the Jaflong area of Gowainghat, where it divides into two parts.

Gallery

Jaflong Sylhet Bangladesh (11).JPG Piyain River (3).jpg Piyain River (6).jpg Piyain River (9).jpg, Piyain River at Zero Point Jaflong Piyain River at Chhatak.JPG, Piyain River at Chhatak Upazila Piyain River, Sylhet, Bangladesh.jpg, Piyain River. The picture was taken on the way to Bisnakandi

References

External links

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