Gabkhan Channel is a canal connecting
Pirojpur District
Pirojpur () is a district (zilla) in southern-western Bangladesh. It is a part of Barisal Division.
Etymology
According to myth, the second son of Subedar Shah Shuja, Firoz Shah, died in this area, and the area became known subsequently as 'Fi ...
of
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
with
Jhalakati District
Jhalokati, also spelled Jhalokathi, ( bn, ঝালকাঠি) is a district in southern Bangladesh. It is located in the Barisal Division and covers an area of 758.06 km2 It is bounded by Barisal district to the north and east, Barguna dis ...
.
The canal was excavated during the British period in 1918 to connect the
Sandha River of Pirojpur district and the
Sugandha River
Sugandha River is a river in Bangladesh in the Barisal and Jhalokati District districts. The length of the river is 21 km, and the average width is 400m. The identification number of the river given by the Bangladesh Water Development Board is R ...
of Jhalakati district with a view to reducing the distance on the Dhaka-Mongla and Chittagong-Mongla river routes by about . This canal length is 18 kilometers.
It is known as the
Suez Canal
The Suez Canal ( arz, قَنَاةُ ٱلسُّوَيْسِ, ') is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez and dividing Africa and Asia. The long canal is a popular ...
of Bangladesh,
starting from
Kawkhali near the village of Ashoa.
References
Barishal Division
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