Masai Mara National Reserve, sometimes spelled Maasai Mara and known locally simply as the Mara, is a national game reserve in Narok County, Kenya, contiguous with Serengeti National Park across the border in Tanzania. First set aside as a wildlife sanctuary in 1961 and granted full national reserve status in 1974, the reserve takes its name from the Maasai people who have long inhabited the region, with "Mara" meaning "spotted" in the Maa language for the scattered bushy trees across its landscape. It forms the northern stage of the annual wildebeest and zebra migration shared with the Serengeti, one of the largest large-mammal migrations remaining on Earth.
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Designation Category Established Year Area (sq km) Governing BodyNarok County, Mara Conservancy LTD 1 Classification
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Maasai Mara is a national game reserve in Narok County, Kenya.
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Maasai Mara's easternmost border is 224 km from Nairobi.
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Maasai Mara, sometimes also spelt Masai Mara and locally known simply as The Mara, is a large national game reserve in Narok County, Kenya, contiguous with the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania.
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Narok County, Mara Conservancy LTD
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is a large national game reserve in Narok County, Kenya, contiguous with the Serengeti National
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1961
Associated With: Kenya, Lead section
a large national game reserve in Narok County, Kenya, contiguous with the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania.
Associated With: Nairobi, Lead section
The easternmost border is 224 km (139 mi) from Nairobi, and hence it is the eastern regions which are most visited by tourists.
Part Of: Kenya, Lead paragraph
as The Mara, is a large national game reserve in Narok County, Kenya,
On Continent: Africa, Lead paragraph names Kenya; continent follows from the atlas record for Kenya
simply as The Mara, is a large national game reserve in Narok County, Kenya
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