Hazarganji-Chiltan National Park

Hazarganji Chiltan National Park, is a national park in the Mastung District near Quetta of western Balochistan Province, of western Pakistan.

The park is in the Sulaiman Mountains, with desert and forest habitats, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of the city of Quetta.

Natural history

The trees in the forests include Pashtun Juniper (Juniperus macropoda), pistachio, almond, and ash trees.

The Chiltan markhor, a wild goat, now only survives within the park boundaries.

Protected areas of Pakistan

National parks	Ayub Ayubia Broghil Valley Central Karakoram Chinji Chitral Gol Deosai Hazarganji-Chiltan Hingol Khunjerab Kirthar Lal Suhanra Lulusar-Dodipat Machiara Margalla Hills Saiful Malook Shiekh Buddin Toli Pir

Wildlife sanctuaries	Astore Bajwat Baltistan Chashma Lake Cholistan Chumbi Surla Hab Dam Lehri Nature Park Naltar Nara Desert Runn of Kutch

Game reserves	Head Qadirabad Machiara

Protected wetlands	Astola Island Chashma Barrage Drigh Lake Great Rann of Kutch Haleji Lake Hawke's Bay Beach Hingol River Hub Dam Indus River Delta Jiwani Coastal Wetland Jubho Lagoon Keti Bandar Khanpur Dam Kinjhar Lake Miani Hor Lagoon Ormara Turtle Beaches Rasul Barrage Rawal Lake Sandspit Beach Tanda Dam Taunsa Barrage Thanedar Wala Uchhali Complex

Natural monuments	Bazar Caves Chandragup Chitarwata Formation Hingol Mud Volcano Kashmir Smast Paradise Point

Protected forests	Ziarat Juniper Forest Changa Manga Forest Chichawatni Plantation

Biosphere reserves	Lal Suhanra

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