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Protected areas from the Karakoram to the Makran coast, and what makes each special.
12 of 12 national parks
Gilgit-Baltistan · established 1993
Pakistan's largest national park, covering the heart of the Karakoram with K2 and some of the longest glaciers outside the polar regions.
Hunza, Gilgit-Baltistan · established 1975
One of the highest national parks in the world, on the border with China, created to protect the Marco Polo sheep.
Gilgit-Baltistan · established 1993
The 'Land of Giants', a vast high-altitude plateau that blooms with wildflowers in summer and protects the Himalayan brown bear.
Balochistan · established 1988
The largest national park in Balochistan, where mountains, desert, river and coast meet along the Makran Coastal Highway.
Sindh · established 1974
A large park in the Kirthar hills of Sindh, the first Pakistani park included on the UN's list of national parks.
Bahawalpur, Punjab · established 1972
A park that combines Cholistan desert, planted forest and the Patisar lake, and a UNESCO biosphere reserve.
Islamabad · established 1980
Forested hills on the edge of Islamabad, at the foot of the Himalayas, loved by hikers.
Chitral, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa · established 1984
A mountain park near Chitral town, famous for its herds of Kashmir markhor.
Galiyat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa · established 1984
A small park of moist temperate forest in the Galiyat hills near Murree, named after Ayub Khan.
Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir · established 1996
A forested mountain park in Azad Kashmir, home to rare pheasants and musk deer.
Near Quetta, Balochistan · established 1980
A park in the hills south-west of Quetta, created to save the rare Chiltan wild goat.
Kaghan valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa · established 2003
A park of high alpine lakes and meadows at the top of the Kaghan valley.