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It
is
located
in
Lasbela.
Governed
by
Wildlife
and
Parks
Department
of Government
of
Pakistan.
Hingol
National
Park or Hungol
National
Park (Urdu: ہنگول
نیشنل
پارک),
covers
an
area
of
6,100
square
kilometres
(2,400 sq mi).
It
was
established
in
1988.
In
2004,
the Makran
Coastal
Highway which
links Karachi with
the
port
town
of Gwadar was
opened.
The
park's
dramatic
landscapes
are
connected
to
nearby Karachi via
the Makran
Coastal
Highway.
Hingol
National
Park
is
along
the Makran coast
in
southwestern Balochistan
Province,
southwestern
Pakistan.
It
lies
within
sections
of Lasbela
District, Gwadar
District,
and Awaran
District.
The Gulf
of
Oman of
the Arabian
Sea are
to
the
south.
The
provincial
capital
of Quetta is
approximately
717 km.
The
provincial
capital
of
Sindh
is
190 km
to
the
southeast
on
the
coast.
Hingol
National
Park
also
includes
famous
Kund
Malir Beach
and
Princess
of
Hope.
In
the
past
due
to
the
political
situation,
people
didn't
prefer
to
go
there.
But
now
things
have
changed
and
many
people
go
to
Kund
Malir
on
weekends
from
Karachi
and
other
areas
of
Sindh
to
explore
the
beach.
Flora
Hingol
National
Park
contains
a
variety
of topographical features
and habitats,
varying
from arid
subtropical
forest in
the
north
to
arid
montane
in
the
west.
Large
areas
of
the
park
are
covered
with
drift
sand
and
can
be
classified
as
coastal
semi
desert.
The
park
includes
the
estuary
of
the Hungol
River which
supports
a
significant
diversity
of
bird
and
fish
species.
Some
250
plant
species
were
recorded
in
the
initial
surveys
including
7
yet
undescribed
species.
Many
more
species
are
yet
to
be
collected.
Fauna
Hingol
National
Park
is
known
to
support
at
least
35
species
of
mammals,
65
species
of
amphibians
and
reptiles,
and
185
species
of
birds.
The
park
forms
an
excellent
habitat
to
wild Sindh
ibex,
Baluchistan
urial,
and
chinkara
gazelle.
Ibex
is
found
in
all
steep
mountain
ranges
and
are
numerous
in
the
Hinglaj
and
Rodani
Kacho
Mountain
areas.
The
population
is
estimated
over
3000.
Mammals
Sindh
leopard
Indian
fox
Jungle
cat
Pakistan
sand
cat
Striped
hyena
Golden
jackal
Sindh
ibex
Urial
Chinkara
Honey
badger
Indian
pangolin
long-eared
hedgehog
Indian
crested
porcupine
Indian
gray
mongoose
Cairo
spiny
mouse
Reptiles
Marsh
crocodile
Olive
ridley
Green
sea
turtle
Desert
monitor
Yellow
monitor
Indian
fringe-fingered
lizard
Indian
sand-swimmer
Carrot-tail
viper
gecko and
the Melanophidium
bilineatum
Birds
Houbara
bustard
Spot-billed
pelican
Dalmatian
pelican
Bonelli's
eagle
Imperial
eagle
Golden
eagle
Tawny
eagle
Griffon
vulture
Egyptian
vulture
Cinereous
vulture
Laggar
falcon
Red-necked
falcon
Kestrel
Brown-necked
raven
Lichtenstein's
sandgrouse
Grey
partridge
See-see
partridge
Stone-curlew
Indian
sandgrouse
Crowned
sandgrouse
Painted
sandgrouse
Eurasian
stone-curlew
Eagle
owl
Sind pied
woodpecker
Hume's
chat
Long-billed
pipit
Striped
buning
Finch-larks
Hoopoe
Shrike
Black
bittern
Goliath
heron
Black
ibis
Wheatear
Amphibians
Skittering
frog
Indus
Valley
toad
Fish
Golden
mahasheer
Botchee
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