Hemis NP
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Overview
Hemis in Ladakh is India's largest national park and is known for the snow leopard.
It is the largest national park in India and lies in Ladakh.
It is known for the snow leopard and is called the snow leopard capital of the world.
Hemis monastery is near the park.
It was set up in 1981 and covers the Markha, Rumbak and Sumdah valleys.
Besides snow leopards, it has Tibetan wolves, bharal and Ladakh urial.
It is the only national park north of the Himalaya in India.
Homestays run by local families help community-based conservation.
Geography and key facts
- Ladakh
- Largest national park
- Snow leopard
- Largest NP in India
- Hemis monastery
Why it matters for UPSC
Asked on park records.
Note for UPSC
Ladakh; known for the snow leopard.
Prelims often asks park–state pairs, the rivers flowing through a park and its flagship species.
Asked in PYQs
No question in our Prelims bank names Hemis NP yet.
Key facts
- Type
- National park / tiger reserve
- State / UT
- Ladakh
- Coordinates
- 33.983°N, 77.433°E
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.
In the lessons
- Climate, Soils and Natural Vegetation (map lesson)
- Natural Vegetation and Biogeography of India (map lesson)
- Ecology, Biodiversity and Protected Areas (map lesson)
- Wildlife Conservation: Protected Areas, Laws and Species Projects (map lesson)
- Biodiversity: Levels, Hotspots, Threats and Global Frameworks (map lesson)
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