Lalazar Safari Park

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Lalazar Safari Park
LocationLalazar mountain top, Nathiagali, Murree, Pakistan

Lalazar Safari Park is a park located on the Lalazar mountain top at a height of 9,000 feet in Nathiagali, Murree. [1] [2] Most of the wildlife in Murree is based in this park. [3]

It is part of Ayubia National Park. [3]

Summer resort

The park also acts like a summer resort and some rare animals such as snow leopard and bird species can be found there. [4]

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