List of national parks of Pakistan
since 2023[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., Pakistan has 37 national parks (Template:Langx) that are recognised by World Database on Protected Areas.[1] In 2012, 25 of these were under supervision of respective provincial governments and remaining were in private care.[2] Only some of these are under the conservation scope of International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).[3] Protection and conservation of the environment of Pakistan was included in the concurrent constitution of 1973. As a result, Environment Protection Ordinance was enacted in 1983, which was mainly regulated by the Environment and Urban Affairs Division. Later, a new system of 'Modern Protected Areas' legislation began at the provincial level which assigned the protected areas with designations such as national parks, wildlife sanctuaries and game reserves. Further recommendations of the national parks of the Indomalayan realm were highlighted in the IUCN review of 1986.[4] Nevertheless, the development of national parks was mainly carried out by National Conservation Strategy of 1992. Due to more awareness about their importance in conservation of biodiversity, 10 national parks have been established during the time period from 1993 to 2005.[2]
According to the 'Modern Protected Areas' legislation, a national park is a protected area set aside by the government for the protection and conservation of its outstanding scenery and wildlife in a natural state. It is accessible to public for research, education and recreation. In order to promote public use, construction of roads and rest houses is permitted. Use of firearms, polluting water, cleaning of land for cultivation, destruction of wildlife is banned in these areas.[5]
The oldest national park is Lal Suhanra in Bahawalpur District, established in 1972.[6] Lal Suhanra is the only national park established before the independence of the nation in August 1947. The main purpose of this area was to protect the wildlife of Cholistan Desert.[5] Central Karakoram in Gilgit-Baltistan is currently the largest national park in the country, spanning over a total approximate area of Script error: No such module "convert".. The smallest national park is the Ayubia, covering a total approximate area of Script error: No such module "convert"..
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List
| S.No | National park | Image | Established | Area | District(s) | Administrative unit(s) | Coordinates |
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| 1 | Ayubia | File:Ayubia, Pakistan.jpg | 1984 | Script error: No such module "sort".[7] | Abbottabad | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| 2 | Broghil Valley | File:Boroghil Valley.jpg | 2010[8] | Script error: No such module "sort".[8] | Chitral | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| 3 | Central Karakoram | File:Baltoro glacier from air.jpg | 1993[5] | Script error: No such module "sort".[2] | Hunza-Nagar and Shigar | Gilgit Baltistan | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| 4 | Chitral Gol | File:Meadows of Chitral Gol National Park; Tahsin Shah 03.jpg | 1984[5] | Script error: No such module "sort".[2] | Chitral | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| 5 | Chinji | File:Chinji National Park.jpg | 1987[5] | Script error: No such module "sort".[2] | Chakwal | Punjab | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| 6 | Deosai | File:Deosai Plateau 2.jpg | 1993[5] | Script error: No such module "sort".[2] | Skardu | Gilgit Baltistan | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| 7 | Deva Vatala | 2009[6] | Script error: No such module "sort".[9] | Bhimber | Azad Kashmir | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | |
| 8 | Fairy Meadows | File:Nanga Parbat The Killer Mountain.jpg | 1995[10] | Script error: No such module "sort".[2] | Diamer | Gilgit-Baltistan | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| 9 | Ghamot | 2004[11] | Script error: No such module "sort".[9] | Neelum | Azad Kashmir | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | |
| 10 | Hazarganji-Chiltan | File:Chiltan at Dawn - panoramio.jpg | 1980[5] | Script error: No such module "sort".[2] | Quetta | Balochistan | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| 11 | Hingol | File:HangolMudvolcano3.JPG | 1988[5] | Script error: No such module "sort".[2] | Awaran, Gwadar and Lasbela |
Balochistan | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| 12 | Hundrap-Shandur | File:Shandur Lake & Reflection of Mountain.jpg | 1993[12] | Script error: No such module "sort".[12] | Gupis-Yasin | Gilgit Baltistan | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| 13 | Kala Chitta | File:Kala Chitta Range.JPG | 2009[6] | Script error: No such module "sort".[13] | Attock | Punjab | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| 14 | Khunjerab | File:Khunjerab national park.jpg | 1975[5] | Script error: No such module "sort".[2] | Hunza | Gilgit Baltistan | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| 15 | Kheri Murat | 2023[14] | Script error: No such module "sort". | Attock | Punjab | ||
| 16 | Kirthar | File:Kirthar park.jpg | 1974[5] | Script error: No such module "sort".[2] | Dadu | Sindh | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| 17 | Lal Suhanra | File:Lal Suhanra(BWP).jpg | 1972[6] | Script error: No such module "sort".[2] | Bahawalpur | Punjab | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| 18 | Lulusar-Dudipatsar | File:Lulusar lake kaghan valley.jpg | 2003[5] | Script error: No such module "sort".[5] | Mansehra | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| 19 | Machiara | File:Muzaffarabad , Azad Kashmir.jpg | 1996[5] | Script error: No such module "sort".[9] | Muzaffarabad | Azad Kashmir | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| 20 | Manglot | 1990[5] | Script error: No such module "sort". | Nowshera | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | |
| 21 | Margalla Hills | File:Margalla Hills National Park.jpg | 1980[5] | Script error: No such module "sort".[2] | Islamabad, Rawalpindi | Punjab | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| 22 | Musk Deer | 2009[15] | Script error: No such module "sort".[9] | Neelum | Azad Kashmir | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | |
| 23 | Pabbi and Rasul Reserve | 2023[16] | Script error: No such module "sort". | Mandi Bahauddin and Gujrat | Punjab | ||
| 24 | Panjal Mastan | File:Landscape in Panjal Mastan National Park, Pakistan.jpg | 2005[5] | Script error: No such module "sort".[2] | Bagh | Azad Kashmir | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| 25 | Pir Lasura | 2005[5] | Script error: No such module "sort".[2] | Kotli | Azad Kashmir | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | |
| 26 | Poonch River Mahaseer | 2010[8] | Script error: No such module "sort".[8] | Kotli, Mirpur and Poonch |
Azad Kashmir | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | |
| 27 | Qurumber | File:Karamber lake.jpg | 2011[8] | Script error: No such module "sort".[8] | Ghizer | Gilgit-Baltistan | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| 28 | Saiful Muluk | File:Saiful muluk during June.JPG | 2003[5] | Script error: No such module "sort".[5] | Mansehra | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| 29 | Salt Range | File:Salt range.jpg | 2021[17] | Script error: No such module "sort".[18] | Chakwal | Punjab | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| 30 | Sheikh Badin | File:British Cemetery in Sheikh Badin.jpg | 1993[5] | Script error: No such module "sort".[2] | Dera Ismail Khan | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| 31 | Tilla Reserve | 2021[19] | Script error: No such module "sort".[2] | Jhelum | Punjab | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | |
| 32 | Toli Pir | File:Toli Pir landscape (3).jpg | 2005[5] | Script error: No such module "sort".[2] | Poonch | Azad Kashmir | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| 33 | Ziarat | File:Juniper forest in Ziarat District, Pakistan.jpg | 2021[20] | Script error: No such module "sort".[2] | Ziarat | Balochistan | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| 34 | Koh-e-Sulaiman | File:A view of Takht e Sulaiman Koh e Sulaiman from Darazinda.jpg | 2021[21] | Script error: No such module "sort".[2] | Dera Ismail Khan | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| 35 | Thub Patri | 2015[22] | Bhimber | Azad Kashmir | |||
| 36 | Himalaya | 2020[23] | Script error: No such module "sort". | Astore | Gilgit Baltistan | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | |
| 37 | Murree Kotli Sattian | 2009[8] | Script error: No such module "sort". | Rawalpindi | Punjab | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
See also
References
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