Lal Suhanra National Park

Lal Suhanra National Park
لال سہانرا نیشنل پارک
Lal Suhanra National Park
Location in Pakistan
LocationPunjab, Pakistan
Nearest cityBahawalpur, Pakistan
Coordinates29°19′N 71°55′E / 29.317°N 71.917°E / 29.317; 71.917
Area657.91 km2 (254.02 sq mi)
Established1972

Lal Suhanra National Park is a national park in Bahawalpur district of Punjab province in Pakistan. It is one of Pakistan's largest nationals parks, and is a UNESCO declared Biosphere Reserve. Its landscape includes desert, forest and wetland ecosystems.

There are archaeological remains of the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation which once flourished along the Ghaggar-Hakra River (paleo Saraswati River).

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