Khadimnagar National Park
Bangladesh · Asia
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Khadimnagar National Park (Bengali: খাদিমনগর জাতীয় উদ্যান) is a major national park and nature reserve in Bangladesh. The park is located near the Sylhet City in the northeast region of the country. It is located mainly on the Hills and is surrounded by Kalagool, Bhurjan and Goolni tea estates.
Khadimnagar National Park covers approximately 679 ha (6.79 km2) of evergreen forest biome.
During the colonial period, the British cleared the area for extensive tea plantations. After 1950, tree plantations of teak, Garjan, Bamboo, Champa, Agar, Akashmoni, Eucalyptus and Acacia Mangium was carried out by Forest Department. The forest was declared as national park by the Bangladesh government on 13 April 2006 under the Bangladesh wildlife (Preservation) Amendment Act of 1947.
The present forest is divided into six forest working circles. The forest area has LR, SR, bamboo, cane and agar plantations.
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