National Park · India
Kaziranga National Park
Kaziranga National Park is a national park in India, covering 106,245 acres (42,996 ha), established in 1905.
Photo: Diganta Talukdar via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized for display.
Park facts
| Park type | National Park |
|---|---|
| Location | India |
| Area | 106,245 acres (42,996 ha) |
| Established | 1905 |
| Coordinates | 26.6667° N, 93.3500° E |
Every fact above is taken from the sources listed below; anything no source states is left blank rather than guessed.
About Kaziranga National Park
Kaziranga National Park is a national park and World Heritage Site in the Golaghat, Sonitpur, Biswanath and Nagaon districts of the Indian state of Assam. Located on the edge of the Brahmaputra River, it encompasses dense tropical moist broadleaf forests interspersed with tall elephant grass and marshland surrounding numerous beels. This habitat hosts populations of the Indian rhinoceros, Asian elephant, wild water buffalo, swamp deer, tiger and fishing cat. It is recognized as an Important Bird Area and was declared a Tiger Reserve in 2006. Kaziranga National Park has been the theme of several books, songs, and documentaries.
Description from the park's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), linked in the sources below.
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Airports near this park
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- Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (GAU) · Guwahati, India · 115.9 miles away
- Bir Tikendrajit International Airport (IMF) · Imphal, India · 136.1 miles away
- Osmany International Airport (ZYL) · Sylhet, Bangladesh · 149.6 miles away
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Kaziranga National Park?
Kaziranga National Park is in India (26.6667° N, 93.3500° E).
When was Kaziranga National Park established?
Kaziranga National Park was established in 1905, per the source listed at the foot of this page.
How big is Kaziranga National Park?
Kaziranga National Park covers 106,245 acres (42,996 ha).
Sources
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q192764 — Wikidata (CC0) — name, country, coordinates, area, established year, highest point where stated.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaziranga_National_Park — Wikipedia article — description (CC BY-SA).