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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Designation Category Established Year Area (sq km) Governing BodyMinistero dell'Ambiente 1 Classification
Governance TypeGovernance by Government 1 International DesignationUNESCO World Heritage Site 1 Governing Body
Governing Body (category)Ministero dell Ambiente (Italy) 1 Sources
1. Alta Murgia National Park (Wikipedia)
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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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The Parco Nazionale dell'Alta Murgia is a national park in Puglia, southern Italy, established in 2004. It lies in the Murgia geographical area, with its headquarters in the town of Gravina in Puglia, and has an area of 677.39 square kilometres.
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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
View the Source2. Wikidata: Alta Murgia National Park
- Wikidata Q680313, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikidata P2046 (area), preferred/latest rank
- Wikidata P31 (instance of) = Q46169
- Wikidata Q680313 P571 inception
- Part Of: Italy, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
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On Continent: Europe, Wikidata item for Italy, property P30 (continent)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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