Tarai (English spelling)

Japanese: タライ（英語表記）Tarai

Also known as Terai. A vast humid region that stretches along the southern edge of the Himalayas. It is limited to the upper reaches of the Jamuna River in the west and the Brahmaputra River in the east, and occupies southern Nepal, the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and northern West Bengal, and northern Bangladesh. Terai means "swamp," and many springs that originated on the southern edge of the Himalayas once formed marshes. Dense forests developed in the north, and elephants, tigers, and leopards lived there, but now that farmland has been developed through river improvements, there are few traces of the former appearance.

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Japanese:

別称テライ Terai。ヒマラヤ山脈南縁に沿って延びる広大な湿潤地帯。西はジャムナ川上流，東はブラマプトラ川に限られ，ネパール南部，インドのウッタルプラデーシュ州，ビハール州，ウェストベンガル州北部，バングラデシュ北部を占める。タライとは「湿地」の意で，かつてはヒマラヤ山脈南縁に発する多くの湧水が湿原を形成。北部では密林も発達，ゾウ，トラ，ヒョウなどが生息していたが，現在は河川改修による耕地化が進み，かつての面影を残す部分は少くなった。

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