Keoladeo National Park

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Keoladeo National Park is a renowned bird sanctuary and UNESCO World Heritage Site in India, famous for its rich avian diversity and wetlands that attract thousands of migratory birds.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form As subject As object
Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary 0 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
bird sanctuary
national park
wetland ecosystem
accessMode bicycle
cycle rickshaw
on foot
area about 11 square miles
about 29 square kilometers
birdSpeciesRecorded over 350
over 370
contains Keoladeo temple
surface form: Keoladeo (Shiva) temple
country India
createdFrom former royal hunting reserve
designatedAsNationalPark 1982
distanceFromAgra about 55 kilometers
distanceFromDelhi about 180 kilometers
established as a protected area in 1971
formerName Keoladeo National Park self-linksurface differs
surface form: Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary
governedBy Rajasthan Forest Department
surface form: Forest Department of Rajasthan
habitatType grasslands
marshes
wetlands
woodlands
historicalUse duck shooting ground of Bharatpur royals
IUCNCategory II
knownFor artificially managed wetlands
large numbers of migratory birds
rich avian diversity
locatedIn Bharatpur
Rajasthan
northwestern India
migratoryBirdsFrom Central Asia
Europe
Siberia
migratorySeason winter
namedAfter Keoladeo temple
nearestCity Bharatpur
partOf Indo-Gangetic Plain
surface form: Indo-Gangetic plains
RamsarSiteSince 1981
recognizedFor conservation of migratory waterfowl
importance as a wintering ground for waterbirds
state Rajasthan
tourismActivity birdwatching
nature photography
UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory Natural
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (x)
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1985
waterSource Ajan Bund
Gambhir River NERFINISHED

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Keoladeo National Park formerName Keoladeo National Park self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary
Bharatpur hasHeritageSite Keoladeo National Park
Rajasthan hasNationalPark Keoladeo National Park
Bharatpur knownFor Keoladeo National Park