Great Himalayan National Park
Also known as Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area, Great Himalayan National Park, Parc national de great himalayan
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criterion (x).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
India
Inscribed
2014
Area
90,540 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Great Himalayan National Park is about 110 km north-east of Simla. The nearest other World Heritage site is Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers, about 200 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Simla · about 174,000 peopleabout 110 km south-west
- Chandigarh · about 979,000 peopleabout 160 km south-west
- Dehra Dun · about 714,000 peopleabout 170 km south
- Hoshiarpur · about 158,000 peopleabout 190 km west
- Ambala · about 147,000 peopleabout 200 km south-west
- Saharanpur · about 485,000 peopleabout 210 km south
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
IndiaNatural203 km away
PakistanCultural345 km away
IndiaCultural363 km away
IndiaCultural372 km away
PakistanCultural431 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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