| Salim Ali National Park | |
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| Location | Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Area | 9.07 km² |
| Established | 1986 |
Salim Ali National Park orCity Forest National Park is anational park located inSrinagar,Jammu and Kashmir,India. It covered an area of 9.07 km2.[1] Notified in 1986, the name of the park commemorated the Indian ornithologistSalim Ali.[2][3] The park was converted into theRoyal Springs Golf Course, Srinagar between 1998 and 2001 byFarooq Abdullah, thenChief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.[2][4]
The park features wildlife species such as thehangul,musk deer,Himalayan black bear,leopard,Himalayan serow and 70 species of birds, including theparadise flycatcher,Himalayan monal, andHimalayan snowcock.[1][2]
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