World Heritage Sundarban Bangladesh

Sundarban

Sundarbans is a vast forest in the coastal region of the Bay of Bengal which is one of the natural wonders of the world. Located in the delta region of the river Ganges, Meghna and Brahmaputra, Khulna, Satkhira, Bagerhat, Patuakhali and Barguna districts and two districts of the state of West Bengal spread across North 24 Parganas and South 24 Parganas.

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As the largest mangrove forest in the coastal environment, the Sundarbans is the world's largest integrated forest. There are 6,017 square kilometers [3] of the Sundarbans, which constitute 10,000 square kilometers in Bangladesh, and the rest of the part are in India. Sundarbans was recognized as UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. The Bangladesh and Indian part of it is in fact the adjacent part of the same uninterrupted land, but the UNESCO World Heritage List has been listed in different names; In the name of "Sundarbans" and "Sundarban National Park" respectively.

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The Sundarbans are trapped in the net, with small streams of marine streams, mud shores and mangrove forests, small-scale archipelago. 31.1 percent of the total forest area, which is 1,874 square kilometers, includes riverine, inlet and billions of water zones. Forests, known as the home of numerous species of animals, including the famous Royal Bengal Tiger, various types of birds, Chitra deer, crocodiles and snakes.

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According to the survey, 500 tigers and 30,000 chitra deer are now in the Sunderban area. On 21 May 1992, the Sundarbans were recognized as the place of Ramsar.

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