Raiganj Wildlife Sanctuary
Raiganj Wildlife Sanctuary is situated near Raiganj in Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal. The bird sanctuary is home to 164 species of birds, and some 90,000 to 100,000 migratory birds visit the sanctuary every year.- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: wildlife sanctuary in India
- Also known as: “Kulik Bird Sanctuary”, “Raiganj WLS”, and “কুলিক পাখিরালয়”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Raiganj railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Raiganj.
Raiganj Wildlife Sanctuary
- Categories: protected area, bird sanctuary, wildlife refuge, and recreation area
- Location: Raiganj, Dinajpur Uttar, West Bengal, Eastern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
25.6424° or 25° 38′ 33″ north
Longitude
88.1214° or 88° 7′ 17″ east
Open location code
7MQCJ4RC+XG
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Tamil—“Raiganj Wildlife Sanctuary” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “রায়গঞ্জ বন্যপ্রাণ অভয়ারণ্য”
- French: “sanctuaire faunique de Raiganj”
- French: “Sanctuaire faunique de Raiganj”
- Hausa: “Gidan namun daji na Raiganj”
- Hindi: “रायगंज वन्य अभयारण्य”
- Indonesian: “Suaka Margasatwa Raiganj”
- Kannada: “ರಾಯ್ಗಂಜ್ ವನ್ಯಜೀವಿ ಅಭಯಾರಣ್ಯ”
- Portuguese: “Santuário da Vida Selvagem de Raiganj”
- Spanish: “Santuario de vida salvaje de Raiganj”
- Tamil: “ராய்காஞ்ச் பறவைகள் சரணாலயம்”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Hematabad and Botolbari.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Kulik Bird Sanctuary and k. c. roy ground.
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Worth a closer look: Kolkata and East Kolkata.
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