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Gir National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary, also known as Sasan Gir, is a forest, national park, and wildlife sanctuary near Talala Gir in Gujarat, India. It is located 43 km (27 mi) north-east of Somnath , 65 km (40 mi) south-east of Junagadh and 60 km (37 mi) south-west of Amreli .
Girnar Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area located in the Junagadh district of Gujarat, India.Nestled within the Girnar hills, it serves as a crucial habitat for several endangered species, most notably the Asiatic lion.
Gujarat is a state along the western coast of India.Its coastline of about 1,600 km (990 mi) is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. . Gujarat is the fifth-largest Indian state by area, with an area of 196,024 km 2 (75,685 sq mi); and the ninth-most populous state, with a population of 60.4 mill
A family of Asiatic lions at Gir National Park. The Gujarat state of western India has four National Parks and twenty-three wildlife sanctuaries which are managed by the Forest Department of the Government of Gujarat. [1] [2] [3]
The Gir Forest National Park in Gujarat is home to the only wild population of the Asiatic lion in the world. [ 19 ] The economy of Gujarat is the fifth-largest in India , with a gross state domestic product (GSDP) of ₹ 16.55 trillion (equivalent to ₹ 19 trillion or US$210 billion in 2023) and has the country's 10th-highest GSDP per capita ...
Map of Velavadar National Park. In July 1976, when the park was established, the initial protected area measured about 18 km 2. In 1980, another 16 km 2 were added, increasing the total area to 34.08 km 2. A southern portion of the park, which adjoins the Gulf of Khambhat, is in the Gulf's high tide zone and gets inundated with water.
Mount Girnar is a major pilgrim site because of its presence of the Ambika temple, the Dattatreya shrine, and many Hindu temples as well as several Jain temples. [2]The project was first proposed by the Tourism Corporation of Gujarat Limited (TCGL) in 1983 which suggested the diversion of about 9.1 hectares (22 acres) of forest land.
The distribution of Asiatic lion, once found widely in West and South Asia, dwindled to a single population in the Gir Forest National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary in India. [4] The population at Gir declined to 18 individuals in 1893 but increased due to protection and conservation efforts to 284 in 1994. [5]