Kala Chitta National Park

Kala Chitta National Park
Location in Pakistan
Location	Attock District, Punjab, Pakistan
Nearest city	Attock City
Area	363.77 km2
Established	1983
Governing body	Punjab Parks and Wildlife Department

Kala Chitta National Park is a national park located in the Attock District of Punjab, 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]

References

1. "Forest area near Fatehjang to be made national park: Adviser". 30 June 2020.
2. "Kala Chitta National Park".
3. "List of National Parks in Pakistan | Pakistan Wildlife Foundation". Archived from the original on 2011-12-31.
4. Canadian Journal Of Pure And Applied Sciences. Volume 5, Number 2 . cjpas.net
5. Arshad, Muhammad; Ahmad, Mushtaq; Ahmed, Ejaz; Saboor, Abdul; Abbas, Azhar; Sadiq, Shumaila (27 January 2014). "An ethnobiological study in Kala Chitta hills of Pothwar region, Pakistan: multinomial logit specification". Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. 10: 13. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-10-13 . PMC   3914733 . PMID   24467739.