Great Himalayan National Park

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 UNESCO World Heritage Site, national park
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The Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP) is the newest addition to India's national parks, located in Kullu region in the state of Himachal Pradesh. The park was built in 1984. The park is spread over an area of 1,171 km2 that lies between an altitude of 1500 to 6000m. The Great Himalayan National Park is a habitat to numerous flora and more than 375 fauna species that comprises nearly around 31 mammals, 181 birds, 3 reptiles, 9 amphibians, 11 annelids, 17 mollusks and 127 insects. They are protected under strict guidelines of Wildlife Protection Act of 1972, hence any sort of hunting is not permitted.

The park was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in June 2014.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Himalayan_National_Park
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Coordinates:   31°47'27"N   77°36'28"E
This article was last modified 11 years ago