GHNP listed as tentative World Heritage Site

Great Himalayan National Park

Property names are listed in the language in which they have been submitted by the State Party.

	India (Asia and the Pacific)
Date of Submission:	26/05/2009
Criteria:	(vii)(x)
Category:	Natural
Submited by:	Himachal Pradesh Forest Department
State, Province or Region:	Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh, India
Ref.:	5445

Description

N 31 38 28 to N 31 54 58 - E 77 20 11 to E 77 45 00

The Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP) is located in the Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh, the Himalayan state of India, covering an area of 754.4 km2. The GHNP is naturally protected by snow covered, steep ridges on the northern, eastern and southern boundaries. The Park is contiguous with the Rupi Bhaba Wildlife sanctuary in the south-east, Pin Valley National Park in the north-east and Kanawar Wildlife Sanctuary in the north. These areas form the Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area. The initial notification of 620 km2 of the Park was issued in the year 1984. The area was declared as National Park under Wildlife (Protection Act) 1972 by the Himachal Pradesh Government in 1999. This pristine area of temperate forests and alpine meadows surrounded by high mountains has remained without any human interference since 1999.