Astore Wildlife Sanctuary
35°38′00″N 74°40′00″E / 35.6333°N 74.6667°E / 35.6333; 74.6667Area 414.72 km2 (160.12 sq mi)[1] Max. elevation 6,060 m (19,880 ft) Min. elevation 1,212 m (3,976 ft) Designated 22 November 1975 Named for Astore Valley National parks Wildlife sanctuaries Wetlands of Pakistan Natural monuments Forests Biosphere reserves
Astore Wildlife Sanctuary is as wildlife refuge located in Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan.[2] It is within the Astore District, between Nanga Parbat 8,126 metres (26,660 ft) to the west and the plains of Deosai to the east, and about 11 km (6.8 mi) from the town of Bungi. Its area is approximately 414.72 km2 (160.12 sq mi) and its altitude is from 1,212 m (3,976 ft) to 6,060 m (19,880 ft).[1]
The sanctuary is home to a small population of the near threatened (since 2015) Astor Markhor,[1] the national animal of Pakistan, it further provides home to endangered snow leopard, Himalayan brown bear and Eurasian lynx.[3]
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- Malakandi
- Margalla Hills
- Nizampur
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- Astola Island
- Chashma Barrage
- Chinna Creek
- Drigh Lake
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- Haleji Lake
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- Hingol River
- Hub Dam
- Indus River Delta
- Jiwani Coastal Wetland
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- Keti Bandar
- Khanpur Dam
- Keenjhar Lake
- Miani Hor
- Ormara Turtle Beaches
- Rasul Barrage
- Rawal lake
- Sandspit Beach
- Tanda Dam
- Taunsa Barrage
- Thanedar Wala
- Uchhali Complex
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