Lesson 1/35 min
Waterfalls and springs
Basics
- Waterfall: water falling steeply or vertically by nature
- The most famous and largest waterfall is Madhabkunda: Barlekha, Moulvibazar; it starts in the Pathuria hills
- Cold-water spring: Himchhari, Cox's Bazar
- Hot-water spring: Sitakunda, Chattogram (Chandranath hill)
- Hamham: a waterfall in Moulvibazar; the second highest (Khandokar)
List of waterfalls and springs
| Name | Location |
|---|---|
| Madhabkunda | Barlekha, Moulvibazar |
| Hamham | Kamalganj, Moulvibazar (Zubair) |
| Parikund | Barlekha, Moulvibazar |
| Shoilo Propat | Milonchhari, 8 km from Bandarban town |
| Nafakhum | Thanchi, Bandarban; called the ‘Niagara of Bengal’ (Khandokar) |
| Amiakhum | Thanchi, Bandarban |
| Baklai | Thanchi (Naiting mouza), Bandarban |
| Rijuk | Ruma, Bandarban |
| Remakri | Bandarban |
| Tinam | Alikadam, Bandarban |
| Jatipai (Zubair) | Bandarban |
| Richhang | Khagrachari |
| Shuvolong | Rangamati |
| Raikhong | Rangamati |
| Himchhari | Cox's Bazar (cold water) |
| Sitakunda | Chattogram (hot water) |
| Sahasradhara | Sitakunda, Chattogram |
| Khoiyachhara | Mirsarai, Chattogram |
Watch out: Khandokar gives Madhabkunda as 162 ft in one place and 250 ft in another, and Hamham as 147-170 ft; the numbers do not agree, so they are left out. The location of the Phaipi waterfall is unclear on the page and is left out. In Zubair the rows for Amiakhum, Sahasradhara and Raikhong are printed slightly shifted; Khandokar's matching is used.
Check yourself
Where are the cold and the hot springs of Bangladesh?
At a glance
- 1
The largest waterfall is Madhabkunda (Barlekha, Moulvibazar); Hamham is also in Moulvibazar.
- 2
Cold spring: Himchhari (Cox's Bazar); hot spring: Sitakunda (Chattogram).
- 3
Nafakhum is in Thanchi, Bandarban; the ‘Niagara of Bengal’.
- 4
Shuvolong and Raikhong are in Rangamati; Richhang in Khagrachari; Remakri in Bandarban.
- 5
Sahasradhara and Khoiyachhara are in Chattogram district (Sitakunda and Mirsarai).