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{{short description|Lake in Assam}}
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{{Infobox body of water
| name = Samaguri Beel
| native_name = চামগুৰি বিল
| native_name_lang = as
| other_name = Pokhi Tirtha (Bird Pilgrimage)

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| location = Samaguri, near [[Nagaon]], [[Nagaon district]], [[Assam]], [[India]]
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'''Samaguri Beel''' (also known as '''Pokhi Tirtha''' or '''Bird Pilgrimage''') is a ox-bow shaped (U-shaped) [[Wetland|wetland]] and [[Lake|lake]] located near to [[Nagaon]] of [[Nagaon district]] in [[Assam]]. This lake is formed by the abandoned path of the [[Kolong River]].<ref name=nagaondistrict>{{Cite web|url=https://nagaon.gov.in/portlets/tourism-in-nagaon|website=Nagaon District website|title=Places of Tourist interest in Nagaon|language=en|url-status=live|access-date=28 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blog.mygov.in/beels-the-saviour-of-nature/|website=Blog-Government of India|title=Beels – The saviour of Nature|language=en|url-status=live|access-date=28 November 2020}}</ref>

==Etmyology==
Samaguri Beel is popularly known as ''Pokhi Tirtha''. ''Pokhi Tirtha'' is the [[Assamese language|Assamese]] term for ''Bird Pilgrimage''. Varieties of species of migratory bird visit this lake during winter.<ref name=nagaondistrict/>

==Avifauna==
Varieties of species of migratory bird visit Samaguri lake during winter, such as [[Lesser whistling duck]], [[Fulvous whistling duck]], [[Ferruginous pochard]], [[Whiskered tern]], [[Cotton pygmy goose]], [[Cinnamon bittern]], [[Grey-headed lapwing]] etc. This lake is a natural habitat to many varieties of birds, too; such as [[Bronze-winged jacana]], [[Indian Pond Heron]], [[Oriental Darter]], [[Cattle Egret]], [[White-throated kingfisher]], [[Common Kingfisher]], [[Grey-headed swamphen]], [[Common Moorhen]], [[White-breasted waterhen]], [[Little Egret]], [[Osprey]], [[Little Cormorant]], [[Asian openbill]] etc.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/north-east/water-theme-park-in-bird-paradise-samaguri-beel-set-to-become-tourism-centrepiece-of-nagaon/cid/798861|website=The Telegraph|title=Water theme park in bird paradise - Samaguri Beel set to become tourism centrepiece of Nagaon|language=en|url-status=live|access-date=28 November 2020}}</ref>

==See also==
[[List of lakes of Assam]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Lakes of Assam]]
[[Category:Nagaon district]]
[[Category:Important Bird Areas of India]]

Samaguri Beel - Revision history

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