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Tukucha Khola

The 883rd longest river in the world

km

The Tukucha Khola (Nepali) is a tributary of the holy Bagmati River in Nepal. The ancient cultural name of this river is Ikshumati and it is called 'Tukucha' (Sugarcane river) in Newari language. It flows through dense settlements between Dhobi Khola and Bishnumati Khola in Kathmandu. This rivulet originates in chundevi area of Kathmandu behind Nirmal Nivas and merges with Bagmati River after reaching Kalmochan Mahadev temple in Tripureshwar. The length of the rivulet within the main city is estimated to be around 5.9 kilometres (3.7 mi).

Flows through: Nepal.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

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