Tanguar haor

Tanguar Haor, Sunamganj, Bangladesh. One of the largest waterlands in the country and one of the most spectacular places to visit.

Local kids fishing in Lake Tanguar

Tanguar haor (Bengali: টাঙ্গুয়ার হাওর), (also called Tangua haor), located in the Dharmapasha and Tahirpur upazilas of Sunamganj District in Bangladesh, is a unique wetland ecosystem of national importance and has come into international focus. The area of Tanguar haor including 46 villages within the haor is about 100km² of which 2,802.36 ha² is wetland. It is the source of livelihood for more than 40,000 people. The Government of Bangladesh declared Tanguar haor as an Ecologically Critical Area in 1999 considering its critical condition as a result of overexploitation of its natural resources. In 2000, the hoar basin was declared a Ramsar site - wetland of international importance. With this declaration, the Government is committed to preserve its natural resources and has taken several steps for protection of this wetland.

Tanguar haor plays an important role in fish production as it functions as a 'mother fishery' for the country^[1]^[2]

Every winter the haor is home to about 200 types of migratory birds. The haor is an important source of fish. In 1999-2000, the government earned 7,073,184 takas as revenue just from fisheries of the haor. There are more than 140 species of fresh water fish in the haor. The more predominant among them are: ayir, gang magur, baim, tara, gutum, gulsha, tengra, titna, garia, beti, kakia etc. Hijal, karach, gulli, balua, ban tulsi, nalkhagra and other freshwater wetland trees are in this haor.^[2]

Plant species like Hizol (Barringtonia acutangula), Clematis cadmia, Crataeva nurvala, Euryale ferox, Nelumbo nucifera, Ottelia alismoides, Oxystelma secamone var. secamone, Pongamia pinnata, Rosa clinophylla, and Typha species are present.

References

↑ "Tanguar Haor". IUCN Bangladesh. Retrieved 2007-11-23.
1 2 Talukdar, Nixon (2012). "Tanguar Haor". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.

Haors in Bangladesh

Eastern and lower Mymensingh basin	Baram haor Banka haor Habibpur haor Maker haor Makalkandi haor Ghulduba haor

At the foot of Meghalaya hills	Tanguar haor Shanir haor Matian haor

East of the Tanguar system	Dekhar haor Pathar Chanli haor Jhilkar haor Jhinkar haor

Eastern rim of the basin	Jamaikata haor Mahai haor Nalua haor Parua haor

Central Sylhet lowlands	Hakaluki haor Chatal Bar haor Haila haor Kawadighi haor Paglar haor

Southeastern hill ranges	Hail Haor

South of the basin	Dingapota haor Ganesher haor Tolar haor Anganer haor Bara haor Humaipur haor

Kishorganj district	Etna haor Sania haor

Eastern Mymensingh	Khaliaghuri haor

Southeast Mymensingh	Oail haor

Uncategorized	Dubriar haor Chayer haor Kangaler haor Maijeil haor Damrir Haor Panger haor Kanamaiya haor Ubdakhali haor Balai haor Bara haor Gurmar haor

Coordinates: 25°08′N 91°05′E / 25.14°N 91.09°E / 25.14; 91.09

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Tanguar haor

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