2. • Location of the park
• About the park
• Wild animal species
• Bird species
• Flora in ranthambore
• Famous tigers
• Places near ranthambore
• Ranthambore fort
• Other important places
4. ABOUT THE PARK
Ranthambore National Park is one of the biggest and most renowned national park
in Northern India. The park is located in the Sawai Madhopur district of southeastern
Rajasthan, which is about 130 km from Jaipur. It is considered as one of the famous
and former hunting grounds of the Maharajas of Jaipur.
It is spread over an area of 392 sq km. along with its nearby sanctuaries like - the
Mansingh Sanctuary and the Kaila Devi Sanctuary.The park is majorly famous for its
tigers and is one of the best locations in India to see the majestic predators in its
natural habitat.
It is also counted as the famous heritage site because of the pictorial ruins that dot
the wildlife park .
5. Tigers, Leopards, Striped Hyenas, Sambar deer, Chital, Nilgai,
Common or Hanuman langurs, Macaques, Jackals, Jungle cats,
Caracals, Sloth bears, Black bucks, Rufoustailed Hare, Indian Wild
Boar, Chinkara, Common Palm Civets or Toddy cat, Coomon Yellow
Bats, Desert Cats etc
Famous for diurnal tigers.
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6. In total, a list of 272 species have been documented
The most important birds in Ranthambore include's Graylag Goose,
Woodpeckers, Indian Gray Hornbills, Common Kingfishers, Bee Eaters,
Cuckoos, Parakeets, Asian Palm Swift, Owl, Nightjars, Pigeon, Dove, Crakes,
Snipes, Sandpipers, Gulls, Terns, Great Crested Grebe, Eagles, Darters,
Cormorants, Egrets, Herons, Bitterns, Flamingos, Ibis, Pelicans, Storks, Pittas,
Shrikes, Treepies, Crows, Orioles, Cuckoo-Shrikes, Minivets, Drongos,
Flycatchers, Ioras, Wood Shrikes, Pipits, Bayas, Sparrows, Finches, Wagtails,
Munias, Bulbul, Mynas, Falcons etc.
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7. Flora at Ranthambore
The vegetation in the park is mostly of the dry deciduous type with a large variety
consisting of nearly 300 species. The majority of the tree cover is however mainly
made up of :
Am (Magnifera iIndica),Imli (Tamarindicus indica) ,Babul (Accasia nilotica) , Banyan (F
icus benghalensis) 5. Ber (Zizyphus mauritania), Dhak or Chila (flame of the
forest){Butea monosperma}, Dhok (Anogeossis pendula),Jamun (Syzygium
cumini),Kadam (Authocephalus cadamba),Khajur (Phoenix sylvestris), Khair (Accacia
catechu)
The forests of Ranthambore have a lot of contrasting vegetation-
Karel (Capparis decidua),. Khejda (Prosopis specigera), Kakera (Flacourtia indica),
Mohua (Madhuca indica),Neem (Azadirachta indica)
Dhok forms a majority of the tree cover
8. In Ranthambore, almost every tiger has a special
reputation and legend that precedes their lineages.
Interestingly, every tiger-lover thronging to
Ranthambore National Park has a happy tiger
story to take home. Like-
1.Machali(T-16)
2.Sundari(T-17)
3.T-19
4.Dollar(T-25)
Famous tigers
10. Ranthambore Fort (Hindi:रणथम्भोर) lies within the
Ranthambore National Park.It is a formidable fort
having been a focal point of the historical
developments of Rajasthan. The fort is known for the
glory and valor of Hammir dev of the Chauhan dynasty.
In 2013, at the 37th session of the World Heritage
Committee held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia,
Ranthambore Fort, along with 5 other forts of
Rajasthan, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site
under the group Hill Forts of Rajasthan
Ranthambore fort
History of fort at
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11. Other important places
1. Bakaula
2. Kachida valley
3. Lakarda and anantpura
4. Raj bagh ruins
5. Padam talao
6. Rajbagh talao
7. Malik talao