Hakaluki Haor

Hakaluki Haor (Bengali: হাকালুকি হাওর, Sylheti: ꠀꠇꠣꠟꠥꠇꠤ ꠀꠅꠞ) is a marsh wetland ecological system of North-Eastern Bangladesh.^[1] It is one of Bangladesh's largest and one of Asia's larger marsh wetland resources. A total of 558 species of animals and birds have been identified here, including some very rare – already declared as threatened, vulnerable, endangered and critically endangered species. Some 190,000 people live in the surrounding Hakaluki haor area.^[2]

Hakaluki Haor was designated an Ecologically Critical Area (ECA). It also is a protected Ramsar site^[3] of international importance for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands.

The surface area of Hakaluki Haor is 181.15 km², of which 72.46 km² (40.01%) is within the territory of Barlekha Upazila. It is also under Kulaura Juri upazila of Moulvibazar District and Golapganj, Fenchuganj upazila of Sylhet district.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Nixon Talukder and Sanzida Murshed, "Hakaluki Haor", Banglapedia
^ "Ecologically Critical Area", M. Aminul Islam, Banglapedia
^ Jamal Anwar, "Migratory and other Birds in Bangladesh in Danger"

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24°30′N 91°50′E / 24.500°N 91.833°E / 24.500; 91.833

[bpedia1-1] Nixon Talukder and Sanzida Murshed, "Hakaluki Haor", Banglapedia

[2] "Ecologically Critical Area", M. Aminul Islam, Banglapedia

[3] Jamal Anwar, "Migratory and other Birds in Bangladesh in Danger"

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