🌲 Gir National Park

India · Asia · National Park · 21.14°N, 70.80°E

Gir National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary, also known as Sasan Gir, is a national park and wildlife sanctuary in Gujarat, India. It was established in 1965 in the erstwhile Nawab of Junagarh's private hunting area, with a total area of 1,410.30 km2 (544.52 sq mi), of which 258.71 km2 (99.89 sq mi) is fully protected as a national park and 1,151.59 km2 (444.63 sq mi) as wildlife sanctuary. It is part of the Khathiar-Gir dry deciduous forests ecoregion.

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Quick facts

Country	India
Continent / region	Asia
Protection type	🌲 National Park
Coordinates (approx.)	21.14°N, 70.80°E · view on map

Gir National Park is a national park in India, in Asia. The details of why Gir National Park is ecologically important are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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