Dachigam National Park is a national park about 22 kilometers from Srinagar in the Srinagar district of Jammu and Kashmir, India, on the eastern side of Dal Lake, covering about 141 square kilometers. Its name refers to ten villages relocated when the land was first protected in 1910 under the Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir, originally to safeguard the drinking water supply of Srinagar, and it was designated a national park in 1981.
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Designation Category Established Year Area (sq km) Governing BodyGovernment of Jammu and Kashmir, India 1 Classification
Governance TypeGovernance by Government 1 Governing Body
Governing Body (category)Government of India or an Indian state government 1 Sources
1. Dachigam National Park (Wikipedia)
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Dachigam National Park is a national park located 22 kilometres (14 mi) from Srinagar city in Srinagar district in Kashmir on the east side of Dal Lake in the disputed Kashmir region.
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Government of Jammu and Kashmir, India
View the Source 2. Wikidata: Dachigam National Park
- Wikidata Q1156717, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikidata P2046 (area), preferred/latest rank
- Wikidata P31 (instance of) = Q46169
- Wikidata Q1156717 P571 inception
- Part Of: India, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
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On Continent: Asia, Wikidata item for India, property P30 (continent)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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