Guindy National Park

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Guindy National Park is a small but biologically rich protected area in Chennai, India, known for its dry evergreen forest, blackbuck population, and location within the city limits.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Guindy National Park canonical 2
Adyar Poonga 1
Guindy 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf national park
protected area
urban park
adjacentTo Adyar estuary
linked to: Adyar River

Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Raj Bhavan Chennai
linked to: Raj Bhavan, Chennai
climate tropical
country India
establishedFor conservation of dry evergreen forest
protection of blackbuck
governingBody Tamil Nadu Forest Department
hasAnimal blackbuck
jackal
mongoose
monitor lizard
spotted deer
star tortoise
hasEcosystemType tropical dry evergreen forest
hasFeature children’s park
environmental education centre
interpretation centre
nature trails
hasHabitatType grassland
scrub forest
wetland
hasPlant Acacia nilotica
linked to: Acacia

Memecylon umbellatum
banyan
neem
tamarind
hasSeason hot summer
mild winter
northeast monsoon
isOneOf smallest national parks in India
IUCNCategory II
knownFor being located inside a major city
blackbuck population
dry evergreen forest
locatedIn Chennai
South India
Tamil Nadu
nearestCity Chennai
partOf Guindy Reserve Forest
urbanContext situated in the heart of Chennai
usedFor environmental education
recreation
withinCityLimitsOf Chennai

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Referenced by (6)

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

Anna University locatedIn Guindy, Chennai
linked to: Guindy National Park
Adyar River passesThroughArea Guindy
linked to: Guindy National Park
Adyar River associatedProtectedArea Adyar Poonga
linked to: Guindy National Park
Guindy National Park partOf Guindy Reserve Forest
linked to: Guindy National Park
IITM nearbyLandmark Guindy National Park