Haor, Baor
In north eastern Bangladesh there are large water bodies called haors. A haor is a bowl shaped depression which is flooded every year during monsoon. Throughout the rainy season a haor is such a vast stretch of turbulent water that it is thought of as a sea, within which the villages appear as islands. It remains under water for seven months of the year. During the dry season water drains out leaving small shallow lakes exposing rich soil extensively cultivated for rice. In the central part Bangladesh, important beels are Katla, Chatal, Nagarkanda, and Chanda. In greater Comilla, Faridpur, Dhaka and Pabna districts the beel is sometimes referred to as baor.
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