Hazarganji Chiltan National Park - Balochistan
Hazarganji is one of the beautiful national parks in Pakistan. The Hazarganji is the local word of Balochistan meaning that thousands of treasure was buried in Chiltan national park of the old army. This was the passage of armies and merchandise at a very old time. The area consists of mountains, slopes, and plain. The north-south area of this park is easily accessible from Quetta 25-30 kilometres far from the edge of the Quetta. The park is very famous for tourism but at the local level international tourists have not explored it. In start this park is used to save the diminishing population of Suleiman Markhor and Wild Goat people came from all over Pakistan to see those species. Some people also plan illegal hunting of Markhor to overcome this problem. The government of Pakistan established a wildlife and forest protection department. Due to the interest of visitor’s government also built a rest house, museum, and picnic spot for the entertainment of visitors.
Chiltan National Park Wildlife
One of the groups on behalf of the National Geographic channel came for research on wildlife in Hazarganji Park. They discovered that there are almost 800 species of wild goat. The population of Suleiman Markhor is very low which is about 300-400 due to a lot of hunting. The wild goat likes to live in Jungle area while the Markhor used to live in the hilly area. The height of the mountain is 1500-200 metres.
There are mammals and birds found in National Park which are, Wild goat, Suleiman Markhor, Leopard, Jackal, Porcupine, Desert hare, Deer, Red fox, Striped hyena, Indian wolf, Urial sheep, and Caracal. While the bird species are, Lichtenstein's desert finch, Stonechat, Houbara bustard, vulture, Laggar falcon, Indian sparrow hawk, Scops owl, Common cuckoo, European bee-eater, Rock partridge, European nightjar, Orphean warbler, Griffon vulture, Egyptian vulture, and Honey buzzard. There are also reptiles in the desert area of Chiltan Park which are, Saw scaled viper, Monitor lizard, Russell's viper, and Spiny tailed lizard.
The species of plant and trees found in Hazarganji are, amid juniper, pistachio, almond and ash trees.
Tickets and Timings
Hazarganji Chiltan National Park Quetta entry is free of cost, but other things such as food, attractions, and play area are not free you should pay for it. Hazarganji Chiltan National Park Quetta is open from 9:00 AM to 12:00 AM.
This place is strongly recommended for people who are engrossed in wildlife as this place has a lot to tell. So what are you waiting for? Plan your trip by clicking on the following button and fill the form.
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