Pakistan's largest national park; it holds active mud volcanoes and a rock formation venerated as a Hindu shrine, Hinglaj Mata
Area
6,100 km²
Protection category
IUCN II
Parque nacional —
Designated in
1988
Declared in 1988, Hingol is the largest national park in Pakistan and combines coastal desert, mountains eroded into fantastic shapes and active mud volcanoes — one of the few such phenomena in South Asia — along with the Hindu temple of Hinglaj Mata, a shrine carved into a natural cave that draws tens of thousands of Hindu pilgrims each year on one of the most important religious pilgrimages in Pakistan, a majority-Muslim country.
Threatened:
Ecosystems found in Pakistan, where Hingol lies.
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Region
South Asia (Balochistan)
Climate
Tropical, Arid / desert, Mountain