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Khunjerab National Park: Pakistan's High-Altitude Protected Landscape and Alpine Terrain
Discover dramatic Karakoram geography, wildlife habitats, and transboundary conservation.
Khunjerab National Park stands as a premier example of a high-altitude protected area, situated in Pakistan's Hunza District. This national park covers an immense territory within the Karakoram range, largely exceeding 4,000 meters. It provides a vital protected landscape for unique alpine wildlife, including critically endangered Marco Polo sheep and snow leopards, and functions as a critical transboundary conservation corridor. Explore the rugged terrain, glacial valleys, and dramatic mountain vistas that define this significant conservation area.
- Area
- 2,269.13 km²
- Established
- 1975
- IUCN
- II
- Visitors
- 250K annual


