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The Sundarbans (, Shundôrbôn) is a natural region comprising southern Bangladesh and a small part in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the largest single block of tidal halophytic mangrove forest in the world. The Sundarbans covers approximately most of which is in Bangladesh with the remainder in India. The Sundarbans is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Sundarbans South, East and West are three protected forests in Bangladesh. This region is densely covered by mangrove forests, and is the largest reserves for the Bengal tiger. The Sundarbans National Park is a National Park, Tiger Reserve, and a Biosphere Reserve located in the Sundarbans delta in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Sundarbans refers to Sundarbans freshwater swamp forests, a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion of India and Bangladesh. It may specifically refer to:
- The Sundarbans delta, which hosts the largest mangrove forest in the world and lies at the mouth of the Ganges and is spread across areas of Bangladesh and West Bengal, India.
- Sundarbans National Park - The national park that is situated in the Sundarbans delta, West Bengal India.
- Sundarbans Reserve Forest - Sundarbans Reserve Forest in Bangladesh, made up of three wildlife sanctuaries
- Sundarbans tiger project - Bangladesh Forest Department initiative to protect the Royal Bengal Tigers in the Sundarbans delta in Bangladesh.