Meru National Park lies east of the town of Meru in Kenya's Eastern Province, about 350 kilometers from Nairobi, established in 1966 and covering about 870.44 square kilometers. Rainfall varies sharply across the park, from 635 to 762 millimeters a year in the west to as little as 305 to 356 millimeters in the east, producing tall grass and lush swamps that support African bush elephant, lion, leopard, cheetah, eastern black rhinoceros, southern white rhinoceros, Grevy's zebra and hippopotamus. It is one of the places where conservationists George and Joy Adamson raised Elsa the lioness, the subject of Born Free, and her grave remains in the park.
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Designation Category Established Year Area (sq km) Governing Body Classification
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1. Meru National Park (Wikipedia)
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Meru National Park is a Kenyan national park located east of Meru, 350 km (220 mi) from Nairobi.
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Kenya Wildlife Service
View the Source 2. Wikidata: Meru National Park
- Wikidata Q1755551, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikidata P2046 (area), preferred/latest rank
- Wikidata P31 (instance of) = Q46169
- Wikidata Q1755551 P571 inception
- Part Of: Kenya, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
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