Khangchendzonga National Park is a national park and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Sikkim, India, covering about 1,784 square kilometers of high-altitude terrain in the Mangan and Gyalshing districts. Established in 1977 and named after Kangchenjunga, the third-highest peak in the world at 8,586 meters, it was designated in 2016 as the first mixed heritage site in India, recognized for both natural and cultural criteria, and it forms part of the wider Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve under the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme.
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Governance TypeGovernance by Government 1 International DesignationUNESCO World Heritage Site 1 International DesignationUNESCO Biosphere Reserve 1 Designation Category Established Year Area (sq km) Governing BodyMinistry of Environment and Forests, Government of India 1 Governing Body
Governing Body (category)Ministry of the Environment 1 Governing Body (category)Ministry of Environment and Forests (India) 1 Sources
1. Khangchendzonga National Park (Wikipedia)
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Khangchendzonga National Park is a national park and part of the Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve in Sikkim, India.
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Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India
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1784
entity-description, international-designation unesco-biosphere-reserve
Established in 1977 and named after Kangchenjunga, the third-highest peak in the world at 8,586 meters, it was designated in 2016 as the first mixed heritage site in India, recognized for both natural and cultural criteria, and it forms part of the wider Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve under the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme.
View the Source 2. Wikidata: Khangchendzonga National Park
- Wikidata Q2605019, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikidata P2046 (area), preferred/latest rank
- Wikidata P31 (instance of) = Q46169
- Wikidata Q2605019 P571 inception
- Part Of: India, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
View the SourceWikidata: India
On Continent: Asia, Wikidata item for India, property P30 (continent)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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