Large areas of the park are covered with drift sand and can be classified as coastal semidesert. Status and red list of pakistans mammals based on the. The park has a small zoo recretion area and a conservation area for animals. The hingol national park is situated in pakistans troubled southwestern province of baluchestan. Hingol national park located in southwestern baluchistan province, southwestern pakistan. A complete guide on hingol national park in balochistan. Natural history of hingol national park flora of hingol national park. Hingol national park contains a variety of topographical features and habitats, varying the from the arid subtropical forest in the north to arid montane in the west. In story of a house, archaeologist don dumond illustrates this rich history by recounting. A night at the hingol national park articles articles. The park area covers parts of the three districts, namely. Electronic resources park history program national park service. Located in the balochistan province of pakistan, this piece of land is sure from the heavens.
Hingol and the proposed dam on the hingol river have been in the news for quite some time. Lasbela, gawader and owaran of baluchistan province containing a variety of. It is one of the shakti peethas of the goddess sati. Hinglaj mata mandir in balochistan, pakistan religions. Hingol national park gwadar 2020 all you need to know. The park was established in 1974, and encompasses an are 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. Notified a national a park in 1997, the hingol national parks total area is over 600,000 hectares over 1. Hingol cultural landscape unesco world heritage centre. Breathtaking view of hingol national park baluchistan.
Competing interests and the redefining of the national park experience. The park forms an excellent habitat to wild sindh ibex, afghan urial and chinkara gazelle. Hingol national park is a magical wonderful place that more people should be. After scrutinizing halebopp for many an evening from our city. The cave temple is situated on the hingol river banks in hinglaj, a town on the makran coast in the lasbela district of balochistan, pakistan, and is the middle of the hingol national park. Hingol national park is known to support at least 35 species of mammals, 65 species of amphibians and reptiles 185 species of birds.
It covers an area of 619,043 hectares with about 60008000 households dependent on park resources. The slemani baloch who inhabit the region of baluchistan including makranfor example, tribes including the brahvi, marri, bugti, buzdar, mazari, mengal, rind, bizenjo, hasni, zehri, dehwar and otherscarry different skills to survive in their mostly mountainous environment and have a history of aggressive behavior towards invasions. The hingol national park covers an area of 619043 ha it was established in 1988. The oldest national park is lal suhanra in bahawalpur district, established in 1972.
Hinglaj mata hingol national park beautiful balochistan. Hingol national park is known to support at least 35 species of mammals, 65 species of amphibians and reptiles and 185 species of birds. Bin qasim princess of hope is a natural rock formation that manifests a princess looking beyond horizons maybe for hope. The landscape which is one of the wonders of beauty is actually a wildlife hub of this province. Wildlife of hingol national park ibex urial chinkara hiran black bear onager or wild ass hyena leopard caracal sang cat desert wolf honey badger indian pangolin hedgehogs foxes dophins and whales houbara crocodile bee eater crab golden eagle sociable lapwing spotbilled pelican dalmatian pelican vultures whitebacked vulture eastern imperial eagle pallas fish eagle falcons black. Hingol national park gwadar aktuelle 2020 lohnt es sich. Sorry, there are no tours or activities available to book online for the dates you.
The most comprehensive video on hingol national park with. I have spent the last two years planning the visit and was really amazing. The hingol national park is the largest national park of pakistan. It is mostly famous for the makran coastal highway, which snakes across an inhospitable lunar. Hingol national park or hungol national park covers an area of. Hinglaj mata mandir in balochistan, pakistan hinglaj mata mandir is a famous shakti peetha of goddess sati.
Hinglaj mata hingol national park beautiful balochistan series. Hnp hingol national park hwes human wildlife ecological system hwf himalayan wildlife foundation iucn the world conservation union knp khunjerab national park. One of the most fascinating places to visit in balochistan, hingol national parks is situated along the makran coastal highway, covering an area of around 1,650 square kilometres. The area was for the first time declared reserved in 1988. National parks of usa total 59 areas known as national parks.
Medicinal flora of hingol national park, baluchistan, pakistan. Hingol national park which was established in 1988 and covers a massive area of 1650 square km. About 190 km west of karachi, on the makran coast, which is in southwestern baluchistan you will find pakistans largest national park. Covering about 610,043 ha, hingol national park, the largest national park in pakistan, lies on the makran coast approximately 190 km from karachi.
It got mysterious mud mountains, beautiful blue water hingol river, desert and deep blue arabian sea. About hingol national park hingol national park offers a variety of topographical features, from subtropical forests to arid mountains. The sea breeze coming from the arabian sea has worked for many years an expert read more. This list will be very helpful for general knowledge of. Impact of eucalyptus plantation on soil characteristics and its allelopathic effects. A night at the hingol national park by zain ahmed background. Hingol national park and kund malir beach in baluchistan was our destination. This list also gives the establishment and other details of the all the important national parks and wildlife sanctuaries in india.
To find the map for the shortest distance from karachi to hingol national park, please enter the source and destination and then select the shortest option in the mode dropdown. And surely this is, often enough, an adequate description. The hingol national park is spread over the districts of lasbela, awaran and gwadar in balochistan. Do you see any omissions, errors or want to add information to this page. Download pdf file centre for strategic and contemporary research. Out of the total of 204 species of birds recorded, 7 species are. The park area covers parts of the three districts of lasbela, gwadar and awaran containing a variety of topographical features and vegetation, varying from arid. In 2004, the makran coastal highway which links karachi with the port town of gwadar was opened. Ayubia was named after the late muhammad ayub khan 19581969, second president of pakistan. Princess of hope princess of hope kund malir mud volcano aghore river coastal highway sunset nani mader tomb of m.
Hingol national park trip to kund malir beach, princess. We invite you to learn more about history and how the national park service. Numerous phone calls to the tour operator from my office and an extensive search on the internet at home, i was eager to know about the security situation and other details of the area. Archived from the original pdf on january 18, 2012. Hingol national park the land of wonders forestrypedia. We normally think of history as one catstrophe after another, war followed by war, outrage by outrage almost as if history were nothing more than all the narratives of human pain, assembled in sequence. Meine reise nach kund malir aus karachi stellte sich heraus, dass es sich um ein dream pakistan road trip.
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. If you are planning your next trip, then dont forget to discover this beautiful landscape in pakistan. There is currently no additional information available regarding hingol national park. Hingol national park is a magical wonderful place that more people should be aware of. It is basically southern extension of sibi desert having extensive patches of drift sand scattered throughout the region. Hingol national park one of wonders of pakistan hingol. Hazarganji chiltan national park hcnp was established in 1980 for the protection and conservation of chiltan markhor capra aegagrus chialtanensis. Hingol national park lasbela district, pakistan atlas. Download the list of important national parks in india pdf which gives details of animals live in these wildlife sanctuaries in various states and cities. Hingol dam is a proposed small, lowhead, central core zone, hydroelectric power generation dam of 3. Lal sohanra is a biosphere reserve in the central pakistan 36 kilometers from bahawalpur city. It is located in parts of the districts lasbela, awaran and gwadar in baluchistan province and covers a total area of 6,19,043 ha. Hingol national park is a desert in pakistan, asia.
While it is rightly emphasised by various correspondents that the construction of the dam would result in. Balochistan has a proud history that stretches back to 7000 bc. Located along the makran coast in southwestern balochistan province hingol national park is the largest national park in pakistan. It winds through the hungol valley between high cliffs. After all the dealings with the tour operator we finalized the deal.
The hingol national park is famous for the makran coastal highway. National parks have a long tradition in american history. Hingol river simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. It has been my dream to visit hingol national park since i saw photos of it at freya hall 2 years ago. Ive been into skywatching since 1995 when i was an eight year old.
Surveys were undertaken in different habitats of hingol national park from 20052007 to record the bird fauna of the area. Impact of watershed management and soil conservation techniques on hydrology and sediment release from catchment areas of pakistan. Hingol national park detailed presentation hingol national park general history and importance of wildlife. To estimate the travel cost, find the trip cost from karachi to hingol national park. Hingol national park or hungol national park protects 1,650 km. What makes this place extraordinary can be attributed to the many picturesque features that are the hallmark of. Lal suhanra is the only national park established before the independence of the nation in august 1947. The largest national park in pakistan, lies on the makran coast approximately 270 km from karachi and there is another access to the park via district awaran tehsil jahoo. The national park includes the hingol estuary and offshore, to a. A partial solar eclipse it was total in some other parts of pakistan that year and the local medias coverage of the plunge of the galileo probe into jupiters cloudtops are still fresh in memory.
Ayubia national park ayubia national park shortened as ayubia is a protected area of 3,312 hectares 8,184 acres located in abbottabad district, khyber pakhtunkhwa province, northern pakistan. Request pdf medicinal flora of hingol national park, baluchistan, pakistan the aim of this study was to record. Lal suhanra national park bahawalpir pakistan, historical. Baloch tribesman from the hingol national park, balochista. Lal sohanra is spread over 153,000 acres 620 km2 and is notable for the diversity of its landscape, which includes areas of desert, forest and water. This book is the perfect supplement to your bear cam experience. Natural rock formations incredible view every where in and around the park5. Hingol national park balochistan pakistan travel guide.
Chandra gupta mud volcano worlds highest volcano in hingol national park princess of hope in hingol national park marsh crocodile in hingol river natural spinx is amongst the famous rock formation in hingol. Hinglaj mata mandar is an ancient but living cultural landscape located in hingol national park on the makran coast of the arabian sea. Avifauna of hingol national park, balochistan request pdf. This is a sample history paper on the blue ridge parkway and how there were competing interests for its development. Hingol national park simple english wikipedia, the free.
The park forms an excellent habitat to wild sindh ibex, baluchistan urial and chinkara gazelle. Ibex is found in all steep mountain ranges and numerous in the hinglaj and rodani kacho mountain areas. Hingol national park desert in pakistan thousand wonders. Arches, bad lands, big bend, canyon land, capitol roof, death valley, glacier bay, grand canyon, gates o the arctic, great basin, hawaii volcanoes, hot springs, mammoth 36. Large areas of the park are covered with drift sand and can be classified as coastal semi desert. Covering an area of 1650 sq km it contains a variety of topographical features that includes a long coastal belt along with mud volcanoes and beautifully crafted natural landscapes. Hingol national park, princess of hope, balochistan. Sajid phullan hingol national park and kund malir beach are evergrean places in the world. The main purpose of this area was to protect the wildlife of cholistan desert. The river flows all year long, unlike most other streams in balochistan which only flow during rare rains. Download that books into available format 2019 update.
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