Khunjerab National Park
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Khunjerab National Park
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| location | Gilgit-Baltistan , Pakistan |
| surface | 2270 km² |
| WDPA ID | 836 |
| Geographical location | 36 ° 57 ' N , 75 ° 5' E |
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| Setup date | 1975 |
The Khunjerab National Park is located in the southwestern part of the Gilgit-Baltistan Province in Pakistan and was founded in 1975 by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto on the advice of the naturalist George Schaller . The total area covers 2270 km², making it one of the largest national parks in the country. In the south it borders on the Central Karakoram National Park , in the north on the 14,000 km² Taxkorgan Reserve in China.
The park was established primarily to protect the rare Marco Polo Argalis . It is also home to snow leopards, wolves, brown bears, Siberian ibex and blue sheep.