HERITAGE RECORD · 284

Chitwan National Park

奇特旺皇家国家公园

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

At the foot of the Himalayas, Chitwan is one of the few remaining undisturbed vestiges of the 'Terai' region, which formerly extended over the foothills of India and Nepal. It has a particularly rich flora and fauna. One of the last populations of single-horned Asiatic rhinoceros lives in the park, which is also one of the last refuges of the Bengal tiger.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ1075023 ↗

Inception1973

Area952.63 ha

Administrative areaQ50822475 · Q28583 · Q28174 · Q28625

WikipediaChitwan National Park ↗

Chinese Wikipedia奇特旺国家公园 ↗

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Selection criteria

This property was inscribed under the following World Heritage Convention criteria.

(vii)Superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance.

(ix)Outstanding ecological and biological processes in the evolution of terrestrial, freshwater, coastal and marine ecosystems.

(x)The most important natural habitats for in-situ conservation of biological diversity.

Cultural archive

Record lead

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Brief synthesis Nestled at the foot of the Himalayas, Chitwan has a particularly rich flora and fauna and is home to one of the last populations of single-horned Asiatic rhinoceros and is also one of the last refuges of the Bengal Tiger.

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