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Chitwan National Park
Chitwan National Park. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Chitwan National Park is the first national park of Nepal. It was established in 1973 as the Royal Chitwan National Park and was granted the status of a World Heritage Site in 1984. It covers an area of 952.63 km2 (367.81 sq mi) in the Terai of south-central Nepal. It ranges in elevation from about 100 m (330 ft) in the river valleys to 815 m (2,674 ft) in the Sivalik Hills.

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

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