Band-i-Amir National Park

1122 WDPA ID
606.16 km² Reported Area

Type Terrestrial and Inland Waters Protected Areas

Location Afghanistan

Attributes

  • Original Name Band-i-Amir National Park
  • English Designation National Park
  • IUCN Management Category II
  • Status Designated
  • Type of Designation National
  • Status Year 2009
  • Sublocation AF-BAM
  • Governance Type Federal or national ministry or agency
  • Management Authority Ministry of Agrictulture, Livestock and Irrigation (MAIL) and Communities
  • Management Plan Approved and enacted
  • International Criteria Not Applicable

Management Effectiveness Evaluations

  • Birdlife IBA 2008

Affiliations

No information available

Sources (1)

  1. Protected Areas of Afghanistan Updated: 2020 National Environmental Protection Agency

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citation

UNEP-WCMC (2024). Protected Area Profile for Band-i-Amir National Park from the World Database on Protected Areas, December 2024. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net