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Balpakram National Park
Balpakram National Park. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Balpakram National Park is a national park in South Garo Hills in Meghalaya, India, located at an elevation of about 910 m (3,000 ft) close to the international border with Bangladesh. It was inaugurated in December 1987 and provides habitat for barking deer, Asian golden cat, Bengal tiger, marbled cat, wild water buffalo, red panda and Indian elephant. Balpakram means "land of the eternal wind" according to the myth of the Garo people.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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