The
Sundarbans (
Bengali:
সুন্দরবন,
Shundôrbôn) is a
natural region comprising southern
Bangladesh and a small part in the Indian state of
West Bengal. It is the largest single block of tidal
halophytic mangrove forest in the world. The Sundarbans is a
UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Sundarbans
South,
East and
West are three protected forests in Bangladesh. This region is densely covered by mangrove forests, and is the largest reserves for the
Bengal tiger. The history of the area can be traced back to 200–300 AD. A ruin of a city built by
Chand Sadagar has been found in the Baghmara Forest Block. During the
Mughal period, the Mughal Kings leased the forests of the Sundarbans to nearby residents.
The Sundarban forest lies in the vast delta on the
Bay of Bengal formed by the super confluence of the
Ganges,
Padma,
Brahmaputra and
Meghna rivers across southern
Bangladesh. The seasonally flooded
Sundarbans freshwater swamp forests lie inland from the mangrove forests on the coastal fringe. The forest covers 10,000 square kilometres (3,900 sq mi) of which about 6,000 square kilometres (2,300 sq mi) are in Bangladesh.It became inscribed as a
UNESCO world heritage site in 1997. The Indian part of Sundarbans is estimated to be about 4,110 square kilometres (1,590 sq mi), of which about 1,700 square kilometres (660 sq mi) is occupied by waterbodies in the forms of river, canals and creeks of width varying from a few metres to several kilometres.
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