Kala Chitta National Park Explained

Kala Chitta National Park
Map:Pakistan
Location:Attock District, Punjab, Pakistan
Nearest City:Attock City
Area:363.77 km2
Established:1983
Governing Body:Pakistan Parks & Wildlife Department

Kala Chitta National Park is a national park located in the Attock District, Pakistan.[1]

The park is part of the Kala Chitta Range, in the Pothohar Plateau. The park covers an area of approximately 16,948 hectares.[2] [3] [4]

Climate and temperature

The area is combination of hills and plains. The area has a harsh temperature with minimum temperature of 17.92°C in January while maximum temperature of 41°C in June. The rainfall here is scarce with 650 mm annually.[5]

Fauna and flora

This area is dry temperate forest with vegetation and dominant species of Acacia, Dalbergia sissoo, Justicia adhatoda, Dodonaea viscosa and Olea europaea subsp. cuspidata.[5]

The most common animals in the area is Indian leopard, chinkara, grey partridge and houbara bustard.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Forest area near Fatehjang to be made national park: Adviser . 30 June 2020 .
  2. Web site: Kala Chitta National Park .
  3. Web site: List of National Parks in Pakistan | Pakistan Wildlife Foundation . https://web.archive.org/web/20111231203820/http://www.pakwildlife.org/pakistan-wildlife/parks/national-parks-in-pakistan/ . 2011-12-31 .
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20110616210536/http://cjpas.net/current_issue.pdf Canadian Journal Of Pure And Applied Sciences. Volume 5, Number 2
  5. An ethnobiological study in Kala Chitta hills of Pothwar region, Pakistan: multinomial logit specification . 27 January 2014 . 10.1186/1746-4269-10-13 . free . Arshad . Muhammad . Ahmad . Mushtaq . Ahmed . Ejaz . Saboor . Abdul . Abbas . Azhar . Sadiq . Shumaila . Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine . 10 . 13 . 24467739 . 3914733 .