The Kanchenjunga National Park at west Sikkim in India is
declared as a World Heritage Site in the 40th session of the World
Heritage Committee of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization (UNESCO). The session was held in Istanbul, Turkey, earlier this
month.
Along with Kanchenjunga National Park, India got two more sites
recognized by UNESCO as cultural sites- the Capitol Complex in Chandigarh
designed by architect Le Corbusier and the ancient Buddhist ruins of the
Nalanda University in Bihar. With this, India became a country with 35 UNESCO
certified sites, which includes 27 cultural and 7 natural sites.
The only mixed site in this list is Kanchenjunga National
Park- fulfilling the criteria for both natural and cultural heritage.
The Kanchenjunga National Park, also Kanchenjunga Biosphere
Reserve is a National Park and a Biosphere reserve is located at the Himalayan
mountain range, covering about 1784 sq km. The park, ornamented with mountain
Kanchenjunga, the third highest peak in the world, is full with ‘exquisite
flora and fauna apart from the unique cultural features of the sacred
landscape,’ as depicted by the UNESCO.
Kanchenjunga National Park is also home to several
endangered species like snow leopard, musk deer, blood pheasant, Tibetan sheep
and many others. The high-altitude lakes, springs and glaciers in this park are
an addition to its glory.
There are few trekking routes in this national park, all
starting from Yuksom. One can reach to Kanchenjunga National Park by trekking.
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