Manas National Park

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Manas National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage-listed wildlife sanctuary in India renowned for its rich biodiversity, including tigers, elephants, and rare endemic species, and its scenic Himalayan foothill landscapes.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Manas Biosphere Reserve 1
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
national park
wildlife sanctuary
adjacentTo Royal Manas National Park
borderWith Bhutan
containsEcosystemType moist deciduous forest
riverine forest
semi-evergreen forest
sub-Himalayan grassland
country India
designation biosphere reserve
elephant reserve
tiger reserve
governingBody Government of Assam
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, India
surface form: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change of India
habitatFor Bengal florican
Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris)
surface form: Bengal tiger

Indian elephant
Indian rhinoceros
clouded leopard
gaur
golden langur
great hornbill
hispid hare
hog deer
pygmy hog
white-winged wood duck
wild water buffalo
IUCNCategory II
knownFor Asian elephants
alluvial grasslands
rich biodiversity
scenic landscapes
tiger population
tropical moist forests
locatedIn Assam
Himalayan foothills
locatedOn banks of the Manas River
partOf Eastern Himalayas
surface form: Eastern Himalayas biodiversity hotspot

Manas Tiger Reserve
surface form: Manas Biosphere Reserve

Manas Tiger Reserve
recognizedAs Elephant Reserve
Important Bird Area
Project Tiger reserve
river Beki River
Manas River
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (ix)
(vii)
(x)
UNESCOWorldHeritageDesignationYear 1985

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Assam contains Manas National Park
Assam hasProtectedArea Manas National Park
Northeast India hasProtectedArea Manas National Park
Manas River hasProtectedAreaOnBank Manas National Park
Assam hasUNESCOBiosphereReserve Manas National Park
this entity surface form: Manas Biosphere Reserve
Assam worldHeritageSite Manas National Park
this entity surface form: Manas Wildlife Sanctuary