page_title: Ratargul Swamp Forest
section_title: Location
hierarchical_section_title: Ratargul Swamp Forest / Location
caption_attribution_description: English: Ratargul Swamp Forrest
context_page_description: Ratargul is known as “Sundarban of Sylhet”
  Ratargul Swamp Forest is a freshwater swamp forest located in Gowain River, Fatehpur Union, Gowainghat, Sylhet, Bangladesh. It is the only swamp forest located in Bangladesh and one of the few freshwater swamp forests in the world. The forest is naturally conserved under the Department of Forestry, Government of Bangladesh.
  Its area is 3, 325.61 acres, including 504 acres declared as the animal sanctuary in 2015. It is known as the Sundarbans of Sylhet. This only swamp forest in Bangladesh is located 26 kilometres far from Sylhet. The forest's name comes from the word, "Rata" or "Pati" tree, used by the locals of Sylhet.
  The evergreen forest is situated by the river Goain and linked with the channel Chengir Khal. Most of the trees growing here are the Millettia pinnata. The forest is submerged under 20–30 feet water in the rainy season. For the rest of the year, the water level is about 10 feet deep.
  Ratargul is known as "Sundarban of Sylhet."
context_section_description: Ratargul is about 26 kilometres from Sylhet. There is a 3,325 acres wetland in Sylhet range-2 under the forest department and in that wetland Ratargul swamp forest is about 504 acres It is located in Gowainghat. After reaching Gowainghat, tourists reserve local engine boat namely "traller" to reach forest. There are two haors namely shimul bil haor and neoa bil haor in the south part of the forest.
  If you want to visit this place then at 1st you have to come sylhet by bus,trai, plane. then come to amborkhana and hire your private car or cng or text and  they will help you to reach your desire destination.
caption: View of the swamp forest from the watchtower.
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