HERITAGE RECORD · 338

Manas Wildlife Sanctuary

马纳斯野生动植物保护区

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

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.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ506511 ↗

Inception1990

Area2600 ha

Administrative areaQ1164

WikipediaManas National Park ↗

Chinese Wikipedia瑪納斯國家公園 ↗

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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.

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