Terai

The Terai, or Tarai (i.e. " moist land ") is the submontane strip of marshy jungle stretching beneath the lower ranges of the Himalaya in northern India and southern Nepal. This strip may be said to extend roughly from the Jumna river on the west to the Brahmaputra on the east. At its northern edge, where the waterless forest tract of the Bhabhar ends, a series of springs burst from the surface, and these, increasing and uniting in their progress, form the numerous streams that intersect the Terai. The Deoha is the great river of the Terai proper, and is navigable at Pilibhit.

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Elephants, tigers, bears, leopards and other wild animals are found.

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Himalaya: The Himalaya is a mountain range in Asia, separating the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. By extension, it is also the name of the massive mountain system which includes the Himalaya proper, the Karakoram, the Hindu Kush, and a host of minor ranges extending from the Pamir Knot. Togethe...

India: The Republic of India is a country in South Asia which comprises most of the Indian subcontinent. India has a coastline which stretches over seven thousand kilometres, and shares its borders with Pakistan to the west, the People's Republic of China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the northeast, and Bangladesh...

Nepal: The Kingdom of Nepal ( ) is a landlocked country in South Asia, bordering the People's Republic of China to the north and India to the south, east and west. Nepal has the distinction of being the world's only Hindu state, with over eighty percent of the people following this faith. For a relatively ...