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Kaziranga National Park

Natural World Heritage property in India, inscribed in 1985 under criteria (ix), (x).

Kaziranga National Park, India
Photo: Dr. Raju Kasambe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
India
Year of inscription
1985
Criteria
ixx
Area of property
44,030 ha
Location
Assam
What it is
national park
Founded or built
1905
Official website
kaziranga100.com/
Reference
WHC 337 · Wikidata Q192764

Why it is on the List

(ix)An outstanding example of ongoing ecological and biological processes in ecosystems on land, in fresh water or at sea.(x)The most important natural habitats for conserving biological diversity, including threatened species.
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