List of Ramsar wetland sites in Pakistan

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Ramsar, Iran
in 1971.

As of March 2013[update], there are nineteen Ramsar sites, covering an area of 1,343,627 hectares (3,320,170 acres) in Pakistan.[1]

Ramsar Convention wetland sites

The following is a list of sites protected under this treaty:

Site Code Name[1] District Province Description Image
2PK009 Astola (Haft Talar) Island
Balochistan
2PK002
Chashma Barrage
Mianwali District
Punjab
2PK017 Deh Akro-II Desert Wetland Complex Sindh
2PK007 Drigh Lake Sindh
2PK008 Haleji Lake Sindh
2PK010 Hub Dam
Balochistan
2PK018 Indus Delta Sindh
2PK011 Indus Dolphin Reserve Sindh
2PK012 Jiwani Coastal Wetland
Balochistan
2PK013 Jubho Lagoon Sujawal District Sindh
2PK006
Kinjhar (Kalri) Lake
Thatta District Sindh
2PK014
Miani Hor
Lasbela District
Balochistan
2PK015 Nurri Lagoon Badin District Sindh
2PK016
Ormara Turtle Beaches
Balochistan
2PK019 Runn of Kutch Sindh
2PK004
Tanda Dam
Kohat District Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Migratory birds from Caspian and Siberia stay here in winters
2PK003
Taunsa Barrage
Muzaffargarh District
Punjab
2PK001
Thanedar Wala
Bannu District Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Wetland bird migration route
2PK005
Uchhali Complex
Khushab District
Punjab
N/A Tanda Dam Kohat District Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Ramsar List" (PDF). Ramsar.org. Retrieved 31 March 2013.

Further reading

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