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The Kirthar
National
Park (Urdu: کِیرتھر
نیشنل
پارک ), Sindhi (کيرٿرنيشنل
پارک[1][2] i
situated
in
the Kirthar
Mountains in Jamshoro
District in Sindh, Pakistan.
The
park
was
established
in
1974,
and
encompasses
an
area
of
over
3,087
square
kilometres
(1,192 sq mi)
-
making
it
the
third
largest
national
park
in
Pakistan
by
size
after
the Central
Karakoram
National
Park and Hingol
National
Park.
The
park
is
accessible
by
four
wheel
drive
vehicles
while
two
rest
houses
belonging
to
the Sindh
Wildlife
Department are
available
for
tourist
accommodation.
The
park's
fauna
comprises Indian
leopards, striped
hyenas, Indian
wolves, ratels, urials, chinkara gazelles
and
rare Sind
wild
goats. Blackbuck
antelopes are
kept
in
enclosures
for
a
reintroduction
project
at
Kirthar
National
Park
Total
species:
33.
Mammals
in
the
park
Total
speciies
58
birds
in
the
park
Reptiles
found
the
park
includes Indian
python, Indian
cobra, Russell's
viper, Indian
saw-scaled
viper, Sind
krait, black
copper
rat
snake, Indian
star
tortoise, Desert
monitor, Yellow
monitor, Mugger
crocodile (possibly
extinct),
Kirthar
National
Park
is
one
of
the
most
unexplored
but
extremely
beautiful
park.
Located
in
Sindh
province
along
Sindh
Balochistan
border
,
Kirthar
National
Park
is
a
place
which
is
a
must
visit
place
for
nature
lovers.
Like
Khunjrab
National
Park
,
Kirthar
National
Park
is
the
home
of
Ibex
which
is
National
animal
of
Pakistan.
Ibex
is
a
very
rare
and
precious
animal
and
this
park
has
been
reserved
as
a
wild
life
sanctuary
of
Ibex.
It's
easily
accessible
both
from
Karachi
and
Hyderabad
and
even
from
Manchar
lake
sehwan
district
Jamshoro.
Similarly
there
is
also
a
track
leading
into
Kirthar
National
Park
from
Hub
Dam
side
There
is
a
forest
rest
house
available
in
the
middle
of
the
park
where
one
can
opt
for
camping.
In
a
nutshell
it's
among
must
visit
places
in
Pakistan.
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