Dooars
Sign in to saveThe Dooars or Duars () are the alluvial floodplains in eastern-northeastern India and southern Bhutan that lie south of the outer foothills of the Himalayas and north of the Brahmaputra River basin. This region is about wide and stretches over about from the Teesta River in West Bengal to the Dhansiri River in Udalguri district of Assam. The region forms the gateway to Bhutan. It is part of the Terai-Duar savanna and grasslands ecoregion.
Key facts
- Ecoregion.name
- Dooars
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- Tea garden in dooars.jpg
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- A tea garden in the Dooars with the Himalayas in the background
- Ecoregion.biogeographic_realm
- Indomalayan realm
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- Terai-Duar savanna and grasslands
- Ecoregion.country
- India Bhutan
- Ecoregion.rivers
- Brahmaputra River, Murti river
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- History
- Western Dooars
- Eastern Dooars
- Kamrup Dooars
- Darrang Dooars
- Geography and climate
- Media
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- References
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The Dooars or Duars () are the alluvial floodplains in eastern-northeastern India and southern Bhutan that lie south of the outer foothills of the Himalayas and north of the Brahmaputra River basin. This region is about wide and stretches over about from the Teesta River in West Bengal to the Dhansiri River in Udalguri district of Assam. The region forms the gateway to Bhutan. It is part of the Terai-Duar savanna and grasslands ecoregion.
Dooars means 'doors' in Assamese, Bengali, Bhojpuri, Kamtapuri, Magahi and Maithili languages. There are 18 passages or gateways between the hills in Bhutan and the plains in India. This region is divided by the Sankosh River into Eastern and Western Dooars, consisting of an area of .