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| name = Khol Hi-Raitan Wildlife Sanctuary<br />
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Panchkula district]]<br />
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| governing_body = [[Forests Department, Haryana]]<br />
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'''Khol Hi-Raitan Wildlife Sanctuary''' is situated in [[Panchkula district]] of [[Haryana]] State, [[India]]. It is {{convert|0.5|km}} away from [[Panchkula]] on the Morni Road and its aerial distance from the [[Bir Shikargah Wildlife Sanctuary]] is only {{convert|3|km}}.<ref name=HarFor1>{{cite web|url=http://haryanaforest.gov.in/protect.aspx |title=Haryana Forest Department |access-date=11 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512232130/http://haryanaforest.gov.in/protect.aspx |archive-date=12 May 2014 }}</ref><ref name=MEF1/><br />
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==History==<br />
[[Forests Department, Haryana]] of [[Government of Haryana]] officially notified this as Wildlife Sanctuary on 10 December 2004.<ref name=HarFor1/><br />
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==Area==<br />
It is spread over an area of 4883 (2226.58 and 2656.38) [[hectare]]s. In addition, there is 1320 hectares [[Eco-Sensitive Zone|Eco-sensitive zone]] around the sanctuary.<ref name=HarFor1/><ref name=MEF1/><br />
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[[File:Elephas_maximus_(Bandipur).jpg|thumb|left|[[Asiatic elephant]] is found at Kalesar]]<br />
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==Animals==<br />
Khol Hi-Raitan Wildlife Sanctuary and [[Bir Shikargah Wildlife Sanctuary]] are only {{convert|3|km}} aerial distance from each other, both are also only few km away from [[Kalesar National Park]], all of which lie in the [[Shivalik hills]] of Haryana. All these three sanctuaries have similar species of wild animal<br />
that migrate from century to another. The wild species include [[Indian leopard]], [[Asiatic elephant]], [[Chital]] (spotted deer), [[Sambar deer]], [[Wild boar]], [[Rhesus macaque]], [[Gray langur]], [[Striped hyena]], [[Indian jackal]], [[Jungle cat]], [[Indian gray mongoose]], [[Indian fox]] and [[Indian jackal]].<ref name=MEF1>[http://forestsclearance.nic.in/writereaddata/AdditionalInformation/AddInfoReceived/10118122912101haryana472013.pdf Government of India's Ministry of Environment and Forests clearance, published: 2013]</ref><br />
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==Nearby attractions==<br />
* [[Kalesar National Park]] ([http://wikimapia.org/8949436/Kalesar-National-Park Map]) - It is {{convert|15|km}} from [[Yamunanagar]] on [[Chhachhrauli]] road, it has [[elephant]], [[wild boar]], [[sambar (deer)|sambhar]], [[hare]], [[red junglefowl]], [[porcupine]], [[monkey]], [[chital]].<br />
* [[Bir Shikargah Wildlife Sanctuary]] ([http://wikimapia.org/23861291 Map]) [[Panchkula district]] - It covers an area of {{convert|767.30|hectare}}. It is {{convert|8|km}} from [[Pinjore]] on Mallah road and {{convert|30|km}} from [[Chandigarh]].<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[List of National Parks & Wildlife Sanctuaries of Haryana, India]]<br />
* [[Haryana Tourism]]<br />
* [[List of Monuments of National Importance in Haryana]]<br />
* [[List of State Protected Monuments in Haryana]]<br />
* [[List of Indus Valley Civilization sites]] in [[Haryana]], [[Punjab]], [[Rajasthan]], [[Gujarat]], India & Pakistan<br />
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[[Category:Wildlife sanctuaries in Haryana]]<br />
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Panchkula district]]<br />
[[Category:2004 establishments in Haryana]]<br />
[[Category:Protected areas established in 2004]]<br />
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