Gabkhan_Channel_Jhalakathi_001813.jpg
Aerial view of the Gabkhan Channel at Jhalakathi in Bangladesh. it is connecting Pirojpur District of Bangladesh with Jhalakati District. The canal was excavated during the British period in 1918 to connect the Sandha River of Pirojpur district and the Sugandha River of Jhalakati district with a view to reducing the distance on the Dhaka-Mongla and Chittagong-Mongla river routes by about 118 kilometres (73 mi). This canal length is 18 kilometers. It is known as the Suez Canal of Bangladesh, starting from Kawkhali near the village of Ashoa. Jhalakathi, Bangladesh
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