Alta Murgia National Park is a national park in Puglia, southern Italy, established in 2004 and covering about 677.39 square kilometers in the Murgia geographical area, with headquarters in Gravina in Puglia near Bari. It was established to protect the grass steppe habitat that supports the lesser kestrel, and its territory also holds numerous sites of cultural and natural significance, including the World Heritage Site Castel del Monte and karst features such as sinkholes and caves. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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The Parco Nazionale dell'Alta Murgia is a national park in Puglia, southern Italy, established in 2004.
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Alta Murgia National Park is a national park in Puglia, southern Italy, established in 2004 and covering about 677.39 square kilometers in the Murgia geographical area, with headquarters in Gravina in Puglia near Bari.
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It was established to protect the grass steppe habitat that supports the lesser kestrel, and its territory also holds numerous sites of cultural and natural significance, including the World Heritage Site Castel del Monte and karst features such as sinkholes and caves.
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Ministero dell'Ambiente
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Ministero dell'Ambiente
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