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Kanwar Taal or Kabar Taal Lake 🌊

Ramsar Site — Bihar | Designated 21 July 2020

State

Bihar

Location of the Ramsar site

Area

26km²

Designated wetland area

Designated

2020

21 July 2020

Region

Central

Biogeographic region

★One of Asia's largest freshwater oxbow lakes

About Kanwar Taal or Kabar Taal Lake

Also known as Kanwar Jheel, it covers 2,620 hectares of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. One of 18 wetlands within an extensive floodplain complex; floods during the monsoon season.

Central RegionBiharRamsar Site

Location

Kanwar Taal or Kabar Taal Lake — Bihar (Central Region)

More Wetlands in Bihar

Nagi Bird Sanctuary

Designated: 2023

Nakti Bird Sanctuary

Designated: 2023

Udaypur Lake[1][22]

Designated: 2025

Gokul Reservoir,[1]

Designated: 2025

Gogabeel Lake

Designated: —

Nearby Protected Areas

Other Ramsar sites in the Central region:

Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary

Uttar Pradesh

Parvati Arga Bird Sanctuary

Uttar Pradesh

Keoladeo National Park

Rajasthan

Saman Bird Sanctuary

Uttar Pradesh

Related Links

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Ramsar sites data sourced from the Ramsar Sites Information Service (RSIS) and Wikipedia. Coordinates are approximate for most sites. Site descriptions are curated summaries. Last updated: 2026.