Saiful Muluk National Park

Saiful Maluk National Park
سیف الملوک نیشنل پارک
Lake-Saiful-Malook.jpg
The national park is centred on Lake Saiful Muluk
Map showing the location of Saiful Maluk National Park سیف الملوک نیشنل پارک
Map showing the location of Saiful Maluk National Park سیف الملوک نیشنل پارک
Map of Pakistan
LocationMansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Pakistan
Nearest cityBalakot
Area880 km2 (340 sq mi)
Elevation10,735 ft (3,272 m)
Established2003
Saif ul Maluk Lake and alpine valley, at Saiful Muluk National Park.

Saiful Muluk National Park (Urdu: سیف الملوک نیشنل پارک‎) is located in the Kaghan Valley in Mansehra District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, in northern Pakictan. The park was created in 2003,[1] and is centred upon the alpine Saif ul Maluk Lake.

Flora and fauna

The flora includes the trees, shrubs, perennials, and herbs of the Himalayan Western Himalayan subalpine conifer forests and higher elevation Western Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows ecoregions.[1]

Some of the park's fauna includes the snow leopard, asiatic black bear, marmot, weasel, eurasian lynx, indian leopard, Himalayan snowcock, and the snow partridge. The park's lakes and wetlands habitats are of significant ecological importance for resident fauna and migratory waterfowl.[1]

Region

Lulusar-Dudipatsar National Park, with Lulusar Lake and Dudipatsar Lake, is adjacent to Saiful Muluk National Park in the Kaghan Valley region. Together the parks protect 88,000 hectares (220,000 acres).[1]

See also

References

Coordinates: 34°52′N 73°41′E / 34.867°N 73.683°E / 34.867; 73.683



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