Harike Wetland
Harike Wetland, with the Harike Lake in the deeper part of it, east of the Harike village also known as "Hari-ke-Pattan", is a Ramsar site and the largest wetland in northern India on the border of Tarn Taran Sahib district and Ferozepur district of the Punjab state in India created by the manmade Harike Barrage headworks immediate downstream of the confluence of Beas and Sutlej rivers.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lake
- Description: wetland in Punjab, India
- Also known as: “Hari ke Pattan”, “Hari-ke-Pattan”, “Harike Lake”, and “Harike Pattan”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lohian Khas Junction railway station.
Lohian Khas Junction railway station
Railway station
Lohian Khas Junction is located in Jalandhar district in the Indian state of Punjab and serves Lohian Khas town. Lohian Khas station falls under the Firozpur railway division of the Northern Railway zone of Indian Railways.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sultanpur Lodhi and Kotli Kamboan.
Sultanpur Lodhi
Town
Sultanpur Lodhi is a city and a Municipal Council, 17 miles from Kapurthala city in the Kapurthala district in the Indian state of Punjab. The town is named after its founder, Bahlul Khan Lodi, the future Sultan of Delhi who renamed the town in 1443 C.E. during his time as governor of Punjab, and was also mentioned in the Ain-e-Akbari. Sultanpur Lodhi is situated 5 km north of Harike Wetland.
Kotli Kamboan
Village
Kotli Kamboan is a village in Shahkot in Jalandhar district of Punjab State, India. It is located 15 kilometres from Shahkot, 36 kilometres from Nakodar, 49 kilometres from district headquarter Jalandhar and 191 kilometres from state capital Chandigarh. Kotli Kamboan is situated 7 km south of Harike Wetland.
Sindhar
Village
Sindhar is a village in Nakodar in Jalandhar district of Punjab State, India. It is located 19 kilometres from Nakodar, 27 kilometres from Kapurthala, 46 kilometres from district headquarter Jalandhar and 182 kilometres from state capital Chandigarh. Sindhar is situated 8 km southeast of Harike Wetland.
Harike Wetland
- Categories: wetland, bird sanctuary, and body of water
- Location: Punjab, Plains, India, South Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Western Panjabi—“Harike Wetland” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “হরিকে জলাভূমি”
- Cebuano: “Harike Wetland”
- Hindi: “हरिके आर्द्रभूमि”
- Malayalam: “ഹരികെ തടാകം”
- Malayalam: “ഹാരിക തടാകം”
- Panjabi: “ਹਰੀਕੇ ਝੀਲ”
- Panjabi: “ਹਰੀਕੇ ਪੱਤਣ”
- Spanish: “Lago Harike”
- Tamil: “ஹரிகே சதுப்புநிலம்”
- Urdu: “ہریکے پتن”
- Western Panjabi: “ہریکے پتن”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lohiān Khās Railroad Station and Sultānpur Lodhi Railroad Station.
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