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Terai (TURRYE the Himalaya mountains)

or TURRYE the Himalaya mountains in the N. of India, continuously from Kumaon to Assam. This is about 15 miles wide, and is kept perpetually moist by rivulets. It is overgrown with jungle and enormous grasses, the home of tigers and other wild beasts. Proceeding from the W., the first portion lies in the Rohilcund division of the northwest provinces, forming the district of Terai, with an area of 920 square miles; the chief town Kashipur.

The next portion, bordering Oudh and Behar, lies chiefly within Nepal territory.

The third piece was annexed from Bhutan after the War of 1864, and is known as the East and West Duars.