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{{Short description|River in India and Bangladesh}}
[[File:BD Someshwari River.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Someshwari River in Netrakona district of Bangladesh]]
'''Someshwari River''', known as the Singsang chi or Simsang wari by the [[Garo people|A.chik tribe]] ({{langx|bn| সোমেশ্বরী নদী}}), known as '''Simsang River''' in the [[States and territories of India|Indian state]] of [[Meghalaya]], originates from the Nokrek Range and flows into Bangladesh.

The Simsang is a major river in the [[Garo Hills]] of Meghalaya and [[Netrakona District]] of [[Bangladesh]]. It divides the Garo Hills into two. The river is the main source of water for agriculture along its banks. It is the longest and largest river in the Garo Hills region of Meghalaya.
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==Bangladesh==
In Bangladesh it flows through the [[Durgapur, Netrokona|Susang-Durgapur]] and other areas of Netrakona District till it flows into the [[Kangsha River]]. A branch of the river flows towards [[Kalmakanda Upazila|Kalmakanda]] and meets the Balia River.<ref>Mazumdar, Kedarnath, ''Moymonshingher Itihash O Moymonsingher Biboron'', 2005, {{in lang|bn}}, p. 152, Anandadhara, 34/8 Banglabazar, Dhaka.</ref> Another branch of the river flows through the [[haor]] areas of [[Sunamganj District]] and into the [[Surma River]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://banglapedia.search.com.bd/Maps/MS_0598.GIF |title= Map of Sunamganj District| work= Banglapedia| publisher= Asiatic Society of Bangladesh| access-date=2007-12-02 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071212001409/http://banglapedia.search.com.bd/Maps/MS_0598.GIF <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 2007-12-12}}</ref> It is one of Bangladesh's [[trans-boundary river]]s.<ref>{{cite book |last=Sarkar |first=Sanjay |year=2012 |chapter=Netrokona District |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Netrokona_District |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Someshwari River}} 
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_2owjk4jK0 Someshwari River : Video ]

{{Rivers in and around Bengal}}
{{Hydrography of North-east India}}{{Kalmakanda Upazila}}
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[[Category:Rivers of Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Rivers of Meghalaya]]
[[Category:Rivers of Mymensingh Division]]


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