Ranthambhore national park

• 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

Location of national park

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 .

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.

Wild animals

In total, a list of 272 species have been documentedThe 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.

Bird

Species

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

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-194.Dollar(T-25)

Famous tigers

Places near RanthamboreJAIPUR

AGRA

BHARATPUR

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 wall

Other important places

1. Bakaula2. Kachida valley3. Lakarda and anantpura4. Raj bagh ruins5. Padam talao6. Rajbagh talao7. Malik talao