Saiful Muluk National Park

Saiful Muluk National Park is located in the Kaghan Valley in Mansehra District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, in northern Pakistan. The park was created in 2003.[1] The scenic Saif ul Maluk Lake is in the park.

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Flora and fauna

The flora includes the trees, shrubs, perennials, and herbs of the Himalayan Western Himalayan subalpine conifer forests and higher elevation Western Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows ecoregions. [1]

Some of the park's fauna includes the Snow leopard, Black bear, Marmot, Weasel, Lynx, Leopard, Himalayan Snowcock, and the Snow partridge. The park's lakes and wetlands habitats are of significant ecological importance for resident fauna and migratory waterfowl.[1]

Region

Lulusar-Dudipatsar National Park, with Lulusar Lake and Dudipatsar Lake, is adjacent to Saiful Muluk National Park in the Kaghan Valley—Naran Valley region. Together the parks protect 88,000 hectares (220,000 acres).[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b c d Government of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa: Saiful Malook & Lulusar-Dodipat National Park, Naran, District Mansehra.