HAKA LUKI HAOR

Hakaluki Haor is a marsh wetland ecological system of Eastern Bangladesh in an area bordering Assam, India.^[1] It is one of Bangladesh's largest and one of Asia's larger marsh wetland resources. Some 190,000 people live in the surrounding Hakaluki haor area.^[2]
Hakaluki Haor was designated an Ecologically Critical Area (ECA). It also is a protected Ramsar site^[3] of international importance for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands.
The surface area of Hakaluki Haor is 181.15 km², of which 72.46 km² (40.01%) is within the territory of Barlekha Upazila. The haor is partly under the jurisdiction of Barlekha Upazila