The Duars or Dooars are flood plains of the River Brahmaputra in the Indian states of Assam and West Bengal, and part of Bhutan. Many wars have been fought over them. These plains are very fertile. There are innumberable streams and rivers flowing through these fertile plains from the mountains of Bhutan. In Assam the major river are Brahmaputra and Manas, but in northern West Bengal the major river is the Teesta River. And there are many others like the Jaldhaka, Torsha, Sankosh, Dyna, Karatowa among others. == Headline text == Plains is the name of several places in the [[United usyduisaydashdsdsjdn Plains, North Lanarkshire, Scotland There are also The Plains, Ohio; Plainsboro, New Jersey; and Plainville, Kansas You might also be looking for the geographical feature plain; or the Plains Indians. ... The Brahmaputra is one of the major rivers of Asia. ... Assam (Assamese: অসম Ôxôm) is a northeastern state of India with its capital at Dispur. ... West Bengal (পশ্চিম বঙ্গ, Poshchim Bôngo) is a state in the eastern region of India. ... The Brahmaputra is one of the major rivers of Asia. ... Manas is the name of: A Kyrgyz epic poem (see Manas (epic); A commune in Drôme département, in France (see Manas, Drôme) Level of consciousness in Yogacara Buddhism, the manas-vijnana A river in the state of Assam in India. ... The Teesta River is one of the most scenic rivers in Eastern India. ... A river originating in the eastern Himalayas. ...

The name 'Dooars' is derived from the Bengali 'duar' or the English 'door', both meaning door, which signifies that this region used to be the entry point for the Bhutanese kingdom. In the 19th century, the British captured these areas from Bhutan and made them a part of India, which it has ever remained since. Bengali or Bangla (বাংলা ) is an Indo-Aryan language of South Asia that evolved as a successor to Sanskrit, Pali, and Prakrit. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

People

The native people of this regions are East Asian-looking people and they are segregated into many tribes like the Bodo people in Assam, the Rabha, the Toto, the Koch and the Rajbongshis in Bengal. East Asia is a subregion of Asia. ... A Bodo girl in the traditional Bodo dokhna The Bodos, also called the Boros, are an ethnic community that is concentrated mostly in the north-western parts of Assam in India. ... // General Information The Totos are a primitive Mongoloid tribe residing in a small enclave called Totopara in the Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, India. ... Koch is German for cook. Koch can refer to the following: Bill Koch - cross-country skier Billy Koch - Major league baseball relief pitcher Carl Ludwig Koch and his son Ludwig Carl Christian Koch - German entomologists specializing in arachnology Carl Wilhelm Otto Koch, (1810 - 1876), mayor of Leipzig Charles G. Koch...

Apart from the tribal population, a large Bengali population, mostly displaced by the Partition of Bengal, also populate the Dooars. The Bengali people are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group from South Asia with a history going back more than two millennia. ...

The Dooars are famous for the tea gardens, which were planted by the British. For working in the gardens, they imported labour from Nepal and the Santhal Parganas. The remnants of these people also form a very large part of the population surrounding the tea gardens. Santhal Parganas constitute one of the administrative Divisions of Jharkhand state, India. ...

The native people of this regions are East Asian-looking people and they are segregated into many tribes like the Bodo people in Assam, the Rabha, the Toto, the Koch-Rajbongshis in Bengal and Assam.

Apart from the tribal population, a large Bengali population, mostly displaced by the Partition of Bengal, also populate the Dooars.

The Dooars are famous for the tea gardens, which were planted by the British. For working in the gardens, they imported labour from Nepal and the Santhal Parganas. The remnants of these people also form a very large part of the population surrounding the tea gardens.

Cities and towns

Princely Cooch Behar While the exact origin of the Narayan dynasty is obscure, it is apparently of indigenous tribal origin and has ruled the area around the town of Cooch Behar since the 16th century. The state remained unaffected by the great changes that overtook its surrounding provinces in the decade following the battle of Plassey in 1757. However, it was invaded by Bhutan in the latter half of the 18th century, which prompted a formal treaty of alliance with the British in 1775. Upon the extinguishing of British rule in India in 1947, the state acceded unto the dominion of India; it merged with the Union of India shortly afterwards.

The Dooars region is a large region, and is dotted with many towns and cities. The largest city in the whole region stretching from the Darjeeling foothills to the Arunachal Pradesh foothills is Siliguri. This northern Bengal city is well connected with the rest of country by air and railway, and is the business hub of the region. The Toy Train approaching Darjeeling Darjeeling is a town in the Indian state of West Bengal and headquarters of Darjeeling district, situated in the foothills of the Himalaya at elevations of between 2,000 and 3,000 metres above sea level. ... Arunachal Pradesh (अरुणाचल प्रदेश) is a region administered by India as a state. ... Siliguri is a rapidly developing metropolis in the Indian state of West Bengal. ... North Bengal is a term, for the part of West Bengal, which often denotes Cooch Behar, Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, North Dinajpur, South Dinajpur and Malda districts together. ...

The other major cities are Tezpur, Bongaigaon, Goalpara, Barpeta and Dhubri in Assam. Tezpur in the state of Assam, India, is an ancient town on the banks of the river Brahmaputra. ... Bongaigaon is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. ... Goalpara is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. ... Barpeta is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. ... Dhubri is the headquarter of Dhubri District, Assam, India. ...

And Cooch Behar, Alipurduar, Jalpaiguri, Birpara in West Bengal. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... General Information Alipurduar is a sub-divisional town of Jalpaiguri district, and is located at the eastern end of the district. ... Jalpaiguri is a town in the state of West Bengal, India. ... Birpara is a small commercial town in the centre of the Dooars region of Jalpaiguri district. ...

Also the commercial capital of Bhutan Phuentsholing can be considered a part of this region. Phuentsholing is a bordertown in southern Bhutan, opposite the Indian town of Jaigon, situated in Chukha Dzongkang. ...

Politics

The region has over the years been torn apart by ethinic strife. The Bodoland agitation in Assam for a separate homeland for the Bodo people and the Kamtapur or Greater Cooch Behar movement in northern Bengal for the Rajbongshis are the two most vociferous ones. National colours of Bodoland Bodoland is the name adopted by the Bodo nationalists for an independent state they wish to create. ... A Bodo girl in the traditional Bodo dokhna The Bodos, also called the Boros, are an ethnic community that is concentrated mostly in the north-western parts of Assam in India. ... Kamtapur is a state demanded by the Rajvanshi people of Jalpaiguri district in northern West Bengal, India. ...

the original son of the historic Kingdom of Kamatapur is demanding a separate state within the boundary of india comprising of the parts of their historic koch kingdom i.e Kamatapur.The Indian government should understand the feelings of this ethinic tribe and their actual demand & rights of living ia separate state of kamatapur in order to save their old historic cultures and custom from deplition till today the Koch-Rajbongshi community of this part of the country demanding a separate home land.

Forests

The beauty of the region lies not only in it's tea gardens but also in the dense jungles that dot the countryside. Famous wildlife sanctuaries like Manas National Park in Assam; the Jaldapara National Park, Buxa Wildlife Sanctuary, Gorumara National Park, Chapramari Sanctuary and the Mahananda Wildlife Park in West Bengal are located in this region. Manas National Park, a Project Tiger reserve, lies among the foothills of the Bhutan Himalayas, in the far eastern state of Assam, India. ... Jaldapara Wildlife Reserve is the home of about 50 one-horned rhinos, an animal threatened with extinction. ... Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary General Information: Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary is only 8 kms away form Siliguri and is situated in Sukna, which is easily accessible by bus or you can hire a private taxi at a very cheap rate and at last you can reach by train from New Jalpaiguri Railway...