List of Ramsar sites in Pakistan

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The Ramsar Convention on wetland protection was signed in Ramsar, Iran in 1971. Pakistan joined the convention on 23 November 1976.

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As of March 2013, there are nineteen Ramsar sites, covering an area of 1,343,807 hectares (3,320,620 acres) in Pakistan. [1] Out of these, there are nine sites which lie in Sindh province, four in Balochistan, three in Punjab, two in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the remaining one covers an area in both Sindh and Balochistan provinces of the country. [2]

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Ramsar Convention wetland sites

The following is a list of sites in Pakistan protected under this treaty: [1]

Site no.NameDesignation dateAreaLocationImageDescription
1,063 Astola Island 10 May 20015,000 hectares (12,000 acres) Gwadar District, Balochistan Astola Island.jpg
816 Chashma Barrage 22 March 199634,099 hectares (84,260 acres) Mianwali District, Punjab Chashma Barrage Lake.jpg
1,283 Deh Akro-II Desert Wetland Complex 5 November 200220,500 hectares (51,000 acres) Shaheed Benazirabad District, Sindh
100 Drigh Lake 23 July 1976164 hectares (410 acres) Qambar Shahdadkot District, Sindh Drigh Lake.jpg
101 Haleji Lake 23 July 19761,704 hectares (4,210 acres) Thatta District, Sindh Halaji Lake.jpg
1,064 Hub Dam 10 May 200127,000 hectares (67,000 acres) Karachi District and Hub District of Sindh and Balochistan respectively PK Kirthar NP asv2020-02 img29.jpg
1,284 Indus Delta 5 November 2002472,800 hectares (1,168,000 acres) Sindh Indus River Delta.jpg
1,065 Indus Dolphin Reserve 10 May 2001125,000 hectares (310,000 acres) Sindh
1,066 Jiwani Coastal Wetland 10 May 20014,600 hectares (11,000 acres) Balochistan Jiwani Coastal Wetland 1.jpg
1,067 Jubho Lagoon 10 May 2001706 hectares (1,740 acres) Sujawal District, Sindh
99 Kinjhar Lake 23 July 197613,468 hectares (33,280 acres) Thatta District, Sindh PK Keenjhar Lake near Thatta asv2020-02 img6.jpg
1,068 Miani Hor 10 May 200155,000 hectares (140,000 acres) Lasbela District, Balochistan ISS006-E-33698 - View of Pakistan.jpg
1,069 Nurri Lagoon 10 May 20012,540 hectares (6,300 acres) Badin District, Sindh
1,070 Ormara Turtle Beaches 10 May 20012,400 hectares (5,900 acres) Makran District, Balochistan Ormara Pakistan.jpg
1,285 Runn of Kutch 5 November 2002566,375 hectares (1,399,540 acres) Badin District, Sindh
98 Tanda Dam 23 July 1976405 hectares (1,000 acres) Kohat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Tanda-001.jpg Migratory birds from Caspian and Siberia stay here in winters.
817 Taunsa Barrage 22 March 19966,756 hectares (16,690 acres) Muzaffargarh District, Punjab Night View of Taunsa Barrage Kot Addu.jpg
97 Thanedar Wala Game Reserve 23 July 19764,047 hectares (10,000 acres) Bannu District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Wetland bird migration route
818 Uchhali Complex 22 March 19961,243 hectares (3,070 acres) Khushab District, Punjab Khabeki Lake view.jpg Complex of three saline lakes. Hosts the winter migratory flocks of White-headed duck. Other migratory species here include Greater flamingo, pied harrier, greylag goose and ferruginous duck.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Ramsar Sites Information Service – Annotated List of Wetlands of International Importance Pakistan, 19 Ramsar Site(s) covering 1,343,807 ha" (PDF). rsis.ramsar.org. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  2. ↑ Panhwar, Nasir Ali (12 February 2024). "Wetlands and human wellbeing". Dawn.

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