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Sultanpur National Park

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Sultanpur National Park is a wetland protected area of about 1.43 square kilometers in Sultanpur village, Farrukhnagar, in Gurgaon district, Haryana, India, first protected as a bird sanctuary in 1972 and declared a national park in July 1991. It was designated a Ramsar wetland on May 25 2021, and its acacia, berberis and neem vegetation supports more than 100 resident bird species such as hoopoes, kingfishers, eagles and storks along with over 100 migratory species each year, notably Siberian cranes and greater flamingos, while its grasslands hold nilgai, Bengal foxes and blackbuck.

Facts
Classification
Governance Type
Governance by Government 1
Realm
Terrestrial 1
International Designation
Ramsar Site (Wetland of International Importance) 1
Designation Category
National Park 2
Established Year
1972 2
Area (sq km)
1.43 1
Governing Body
Forests Department, Haryana 1
Governing Body
Governing Body (category)
Indian state forest department 1
Sources
1. Sultanpur National Park (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, area (converted to square kilometres where the infobox gives another unit)
  • Wikipedia lead extract, realm terrestrial
    Sultanpur National Park is a national park in Haryana, India, covering approximately 1.43 km2 (0.55 sq mi).
  • Infobox: governing_body
    Forests Department, Haryana
  • entity-description, international-designation ramsar-site
    It was designated a Ramsar wetland on May 25 2021, and its acacia, berberis and neem vegetation supports more than 100 resident bird species such as hoopoes, kingfishers, eagles and storks along with over 100 migratory species each year, notably Siberian cranes and greater flamingos, while its grasslands hold nilgai, Bengal foxes and blackbuck.
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2. Wikidata: Sultanpur National Park
  • Wikidata Q2985097, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata P31 (instance of) = Q46169
  • Wikidata Q2985097 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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