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Char Nizam

Coordinates: 21°54′00″N 90°48′04″E / 21.900°N 90.801°E / 21.900; 90.801
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Char Nizam, also known as Char Nizam Kalkini, is a remote island in the Meghna river delta in the Bhola district of Bangladesh. The closest body of land is Dhal Char, a similar island to the west.

Char Nizam is home to 250 families.[1][2]

History

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Char Nizam was discovered in the mid 1980 and was soon after settled by people.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Migrants on offshore islands of Bangladesh" (PDF). fmreview.org. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  2. ^ Leckie, Scott (2014). Land Solutions for Climate Displacement. Routledge. p. 139. ISBN 9781134485055. Retrieved 9 February 2019.

21°54′00″N 90°48′04″E / 21.900°N 90.801°E / 21.900; 90.801