Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary
Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary is a sanctuary in Mungeli district of Chhattisgarh and in the Anuppur and Dindori districts of Madhya Pradesh in India. It was established in 1975, under the provisions of the Indian Wildlife Protection Act of 1972, and declared as a Tiger Reserve under Project Tiger, in 2009.
Photo: Ramanjogi, Public domain.- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: wildlife sanctuary and Tiger reserve in central India
- Also known as: “Achanakmar WLS/Tiger Reserve”
Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary
- Categories: protected area and recreation area
- Location: Lormi, Mungeli, Chhattisgarh, Central India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
22.475° or 22° 28′ 30″ north
Longitude
81.7378° or 81° 44′ 16″ east
Open location code
7MJ3FPFQ+X4
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OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Tamil—“Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “阿查納克瑪野生動物保護區”
- Dutch: “Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary”
- Hindi: “अचानकमार वन्य अभयारण्य”
- Marathi: “अचानकमार अभयारण्य”
- Marathi: “अचानकमार वन्यजीव अभयारण्य”
- Oriya: “ଅଚଙ୍କମାର ବନ୍ୟପ୍ରାଣୀ ଅଭୟାରଣ୍ୟ”
- Tamil: “அச்சனக்மர் வனவிலங்கு சரணாலயம்”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Katāmi and Keonchi.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Amarkantak Achanakmar Biosphere and Shri Yantra Temples.
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