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Kishtwar National Park

National Park

Kishtwar National Park lies about 40 kilometers from Kishtwar town in Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir, India, bounded by the Rinnay river to the north, the Kibar Nala catchment to the south, the main divide of the Great Himalaya to the east and the Marwah river to the west, which drains into the Chenab below Kishtwar town. Established on February 4 1981 across about 2190 square kilometers at altitudes from 1700 to 4800 meters, its glacial valleys and silver fir and spruce forest give way to alpine pasture that shelters the Himalayan snowcock and the brown bear.

Facts
Designation Category
National Park 2
Established Year
1981 2
Area (sq km)
2190.5 1
Classification
Realm
Terrestrial 1
Sources
1. Kishtwar National Park (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, area_km2 (converted to square kilometres where the infobox gives another unit)
  • Wikipedia lead extract, realm terrestrial
    Kishtwar National Park is a national park located 40 km from Kishtwar town in the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir, India.
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2. Wikidata: Kishtwar National Park
  • Wikidata Q727091, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata P31 (instance of) = Q46169
  • Wikidata Q727091 P571 inception
  • Part Of: India, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
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Wikidata: India
On Continent: Asia, Wikidata item for India, property P30 (continent)View the Source
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