Hingol National Park

National park in Pakistan Hingol National Park ہنگول نیشنل پارکIUCN category II (national park)The park's dramatic landscapes are connected to nearby Karachi via the Makran Coastal Highway.Location within PakistanLocationLasbela, BaluchistanCoordinates25°36′N 65°40′E / 25.600°N 65.667°E / 25.600; 65.667Area6,100 square kilometres (2,400 sq mi)Established1988Governing bodyWildlife and Parks Department of Government of Pakistan Hingol National Park or Hungol National Park (Urdu: ہنگول نیشنل پارک) is the largest national park in Pakistan, located in the Makran coastal region of Balochistan along the Arabian Sea. The park covers an area of about 6,100 square kilometres (2,400 sq mi) and is located 200 km northwest of Karachi in the three districts of Gwadar, Lasbela and Awaran in Balochistan. Hingol was declared a national park in 1988. The park is named after the Hingol River, which flows through the park and forms an estuary before emptying into the Arabian Sea. It hosts a large numbers of waterfowl and a wealth of marine life dolphins, sea turtles, mangroves, fish, and crocodiles. Hangul National Park contains several distinct ecosystems,