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Wakhan National Park

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Flora and fauna in the Wakhan National Park include some 600 plant species, the
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background reside in the area. Foreigners must have an
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Index

IUCN category
national park

Snow leopard
Wakhan District
Map showing the location of Wakhan National Park
Wakhan District
Afghanistan
36°48′N 72°18′E / 36.8°N 72.3°E / 36.8; 72.3
national park
Afghanistan
Wakhan District
Badakhshan Province
Wakhan Corridor
Pamir mountains
Hindu Kush
Gorno-Badakhshan
autonomous region
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Gilgit-Baltistan
Xinjiang
autonomous region of China
snow leopard
lynx
wolf
brown bear
stone marten
red fox
Pallas's cat
ibex

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