UNESCO World Heritage Site

Chitwan National Park

Chitwan National Park is a natural UNESCO World Heritage Site in Nepal, inscribed in 1984.

At the foot of the Himalayas, Chitwan is one of the few remaining undisturbed vestiges of the 'Terai' region, which formerly extended over the foothills of India and Nepal. It has a particularly rich flora and fauna. One of the last populations of single-horned Asiatic rhinoceros

At the foot of the Himalayas, Chitwan is one of the few remaining undisturbed vestiges of the 'Terai' region, which formerly extended over the foothills of India and Nepal. It has a particularly rich flora and fauna. One of the last populations of single-horned Asiatic rhinoceros lives in the park, which is also one of the last refuges of the Bengal tiger.

Country
Nepal
Region
Asia
Category
Natural
Inscribed
1984
UNESCO reference
284
Area
93,200 ha

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