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Sawai Madhopur
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Tour Guide |
Sawai Madhopur is a city and a municipality in
Sawai Madhopur District in the Indian state of
Rajasthan. It is the administrative headquarters
of Sawai Madhopur District.
It is home to the Ranthambore National Park and
the historic Ranthambore fortress, which lies
within the national park.
Sawai Madopur was built as a planned city by
Maharaja Sawai Madho Singh I of Jaipur
(1750-1768), who named the township after
himself. |
Ranthambore National
Park
Ranthambore is a national park and tiger reserve in
Rajasthan state of western India. It is located in
Sawai Madhopur district of southeastern Rajasthan,
about 130 km from Jaipur, which is also the nearest
airport. The nearest town and railway station is at
Sawai Madhopur, 11 km away.
The park lies at the edge of a plateau, and is
bounded to the north by the Banas River and to the
south by the Chambal River. There are several lakes
in the park. It is named for the historic
Ranthambore fortress, which lies within the national
park. The park covers an area of 392 kmē, and is
famous for its tiger population, and is one of
India's Project Tiger reserves. Other major wild
animals include the Leopard, Indian Wild Dog or Red
Dog , Wild Pig, variety of Deer i.e. Sambar, Chital
and the Gaur. . It is also home to wide variety of
trees, plants, birds and reptiles.
General info
National Park area: 275 kmē core area. 392 kmē
including buffer zone.
Tiger Reserve area: 1334 kmē
Altitude: 215 to 505 meters above sea level
Terrain: Dense tropical dry forest, open bushland
and rocky terrain interspread with lakes and streams
Ecoregion: Kathiarbar-Gir dry deciduous forests
Best Season: between November to March
History
Ranthambore was established as the Sawai Madhopur
Game Sanctuary in 1955 by the Indian Government, and
was declared one of the Project Tiger reserves in
1973. Ranthambore became a national park in 1980. In
1984 the adjacent forests were declared the Sawai
Man Singh Sanctuary and Keladevi Sanctuary, and in
1991 the tiger reserve was enlarged to include Sawai
Man Singh and Keladevi sanctuaries, a totally
tropical lilt.
Tigers
As of 2005, there are 26 tigers living in
Ranththambore. The population of tigers has rapidly
dropped. In 1982, 44 tigers were alive, but in 1992,
there were only around 18. Poaching is a big problem
in Ranthambore. |
