Khunjerab National Park

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Khunjerab National Park is a high-altitude protected area in northern Pakistan, renowned for its rugged mountain landscapes and populations of endangered species such as the snow leopard and Marco Polo sheep.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Khunjerab National Park canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf national park ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
altitudeRange approximately 2,400–4,900 metres above sea level ⓘ
borderWith China ⓘ
Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region ⓘ
linked to: Xinjiang
climate cold alpine ⓘ
conservationStatus important habitat for globally threatened species ⓘ
contains Khunjerab Pass ⓘ
country Pakistan ⓘ
crossedBy Karakoram Highway ⓘ
ecosystemType high-mountain ecosystem ⓘ
established 1975 ⓘ
establishedBy Government of Pakistan ⓘ
governingBody Gilgit-Baltistan Wildlife Department ⓘ
habitatOf Himalayan ibex ⓘ
Marco Polo sheep ⓘ
linked to: Ovis orientalis

blue sheep ⓘ
brown bear ⓘ
golden eagle ⓘ
lammergeier ⓘ
lynx ⓘ
red fox ⓘ
snow leopard ⓘ
IUCNCategory II ⓘ
knownFor alpine meadows ⓘ
high-altitude landscapes ⓘ
rugged mountain terrain ⓘ
snow-covered peaks ⓘ
languageOfToponym Wakhi ⓘ
locatedIn Gilgit-Baltistan ⓘ
northern Pakistan ⓘ
locatedInMountainRange Karakoram ⓘ
managementObjective protection of Marco Polo sheep population at Pakistan–China border ⓘ
namedAfter Khunjerab Pass ⓘ
partOf Karakoram–Pamir region ⓘ
purpose conservation of high-altitude ecosystems ⓘ
protection of endangered species ⓘ
region Hunza–Nagar District vicinity ⓘ
threat habitat degradation ⓘ
overgrazing by livestock ⓘ
poaching ⓘ
toponymMeaning “blood valley” or “stream of blood” in Wakhi (disputed etymology) ⓘ
tourismActivity high-altitude tourism ⓘ
mountain scenery ⓘ
wildlife viewing ⓘ
vegetationType alpine steppe ⓘ
high-altitude grasslands ⓘ
subalpine scrub ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

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

Khunjerab Pass → nearProtectedArea → Khunjerab National Park ⓘ
Gojal → contains → Khunjerab National Park ⓘ
Batura Glacier → hasNearbyProtectedArea → Khunjerab National Park ⓘ