World Heritage Identification Number: 338
World Heritage since: 1985
Category: Natural Heritage
Transboundary Heritage: No
Endangered Heritage: No
Country: 🇮🇳 India
Continent: Asia
UNESCO World Region: Asia and the Pacific
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Manas Wildlife Sanctuary: A Biodiverse Haven in the Himalayan Foothills
The Manas Wildlife Sanctuary, nestled in the picturesque foothills of the Himalayas, presents a captivating tapestry of diverse landscapes that seamlessly blend wooded hills, alluvial grasslands, and tropical forests. This enchanting expanse, located in the northeastern state of Assam, India, has been recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985 due to its exceptional biodiversity, striking scenery, and rich variety of habitats.
More to come…UNESCO Description of the World Heritage Site
On a gentle slope in the foothills of the Himalayas, where wooded hills give way to alluvial grasslands and tropical forests, the Manas sanctuary is home to a great variety of wildlife, including many endangered species, such as the tiger, pygmy hog, Indian rhinoceros and Indian elephant.
Encyclopedia Record: Manas National Park
Manas National Park is a national park, Project Tiger reserve, and an elephant reserve in Assam, India. Located in the Himalayan foothills, it borders the Royal Manas National Park in Bhutan. The park is known for its rare and endangered endemic wildlife such as the Assam roofed turtle, hispid hare, golden langur and pygmy hog. It also hosts the only known population of pygmy hogs in the world. Manas is also famous for its population of the wild water buffalo. Because of its exceptional biodiversity, scenery, and variety of habitats, Manas National Park is a biosphere reserve and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.Additional Site Details
Area: 39,100 hectares
(ix) — Outstanding example representing ecological and biological processes
(x) — Contains most important habitats for biodiversity
Coordinates: 26.725 , 91.03055556
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