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{{Infobox protected area
| name = Keoladeo Ghana National Park
| iucn_category = II
| photo = Keoladeo Ghana National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India.jpg
| photo_caption = Keoladeo Ghana National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
| map = India |relief=1
| map_caption =
| map_width =
| location = [[Bharatpur, India|Bharatpur]], [[Rajasthan]], India
| nearest_city = [[Bharatpur, Rajasthan]]
|embedded1 = {{Infobox UNESCO World Heritage Site
| child = yes
| official_name = Keoladeo National Park
| criteria = {{UNESCO WHS type|(x)}}(x)
| ID = 340
| year = 1985
}}
{{designation list | embed=yes
| designation2 = Ramsar
| designation2_date = 1 October 1981
| designation2_number = 230<ref>{{Cite web|title=Keoladeo National Park|website=[[Ramsar Convention|Ramsar]] Sites Information Service|url=https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/230|accessdate=25 April 2018}}</ref>
}}
| coordinates = {{coords|27.166667|77.516667|display=inline,title}}
| area = {{convert|2,873|ha|acre sqmi km2|sigfig=3}}
| established = {{start date|df=yes|1982|03|10}}
| visitation_num = 100,000
| visitation_year = 2008
| visitation_ref = <ref name=stats>{{NPS Visitation}}</ref>
| governing_body = Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation
}}
The '''Keoladeo National Park'''<ref>The park also known as Keoladeo Ghana National Park and formerly known as the Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary.</ref> is a [[India]]n [[bird]] sanctuary in [[Bharatpur, India|Bharatpur]], [[Rajasthan]]. It is also a declared [[World Heritage Site]].<ref name="heritage site">[http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/340/ World Heritage Site], UNESCO World Heritage Status.</ref>

==History==
Keoladeo Ghana National Park is a man-made and man-managed wetland and one of the [[national parks of India]].

The wetlands were created in the mid-18th century. It is named after a Keoladeo (Shiva) temple within its boundaries. The area is a natural low spot in the land. It was flooded by two rivers, the [[Gambhir]] and [[Banganga]].

The area was a hunting ground for the maharajas of Bharatpur after 1850. The [[Viceroy of India]] hunted birds in this special park.

Keoladeo was established as a national park on 10 March 1982.

The area was designated as a bird sanctuary on 13 March 1976.

In 1985, the Park was declared a [[World Heritage Site]].

==Geography==
Keoladeo (Bharatpur) National Park (27°10'N, 77°31'E) is in eastern [[Rajasthan]]. It is 2 kilometers (km) south-east of Bharatpur and 50 km west of Agra.<ref name="Ramsar Site">[http://www.ramsar.org/cda/en/ramsar-pubs-annolist-annotated-ramsar-16561/main/ramsar/1-30-168%5E16561_4000_0__ Site Description], Ramsar Site no. 230.</ref>

The Park is spread over approx 29 square kilometer area. One third of the Keoladeo National Park habitat is wetland. The uplands have grasslands (savannas) of tall species of grass together with scattered trees and shrubs present in varying density.<ref name="Ramsar Site"/>

In an area characterized by sparse vegetation, the park is the only spot which has dense vegetation and trees. .<ref name="Ramsar Site"/>

Dykes divide the wetland into ten units. Each unit has a system of sluice gates to control its water level.<ref name="Ramsar Site"/>

==Scientific Research and Facilities==
The Bombay Natural History Society has done considerable work in the area.

Between December 1992 and January 1995, a collaborative project between the Governments of India and Russia, International Crane Foundation and Wild Bird Society of Japan was set up to save the Siberian crane. The project focused on releasing captivity bred cranes into the wild, tracking migratory routes of common cranes, and building up the resident crane population in the park.<ref name="research facilities">[http://www.eoearth.org/article/Keoladeo_(Bharatpur)_National_Park,_India#gen6 Research and Field study initiatives], Scientific research at Keoladeo.</ref>

==Related pages ==
* [[List of World Heritage Sites in India]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Other websites==
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* [http://www.knpwhs.org Keoladeo National Park official site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325044924/http://www.knpwhs.org/ |date=2016-03-25 }}
* [http://www.thepalacesonwheels.com/ Keoladeo National Park on board the Palace on Wheels]
*[http://www.wildlifeinindia.com/keoladeo.html Wildlife in India | Keoladeo National Park]
*[http://www.wcmc.org.uk/protected_areas/data/wh/keoladeo.html WCMC] {{Webarchive|url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20021009114606/http%3A//www.wcmc.org.uk/protected_areas/data/wh/keoladeo.html |date=2002-10-09 }}
*Reuters: [http://today.reuters.com/News/CrisesArticle.aspx?storyId=DEL95384 Drought-ridden Indian bird park loses its birds] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071223122111/http://today.reuters.com/News/CrisesArticle.aspx?storyId=DEL95384 |date=2007-12-23 }}. Version of 2007-Feb-25. Retrieved 2007-Feb-27.
* [https://archive.org/details/BharatpurChecklistBirds List of birds]
* [https://archive.org/details/BharatpurState Information on birds and region]

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[[Category:Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Biosphere reserves]]
[[Category:National parks in Rajasthan]]
[[Category:World Heritage Sites in India]]
[[Category:1982 establishments in Asia]]
[[Category:1980s establishments in India]]

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