Assam is the largest state in the North East State of India. Assam is famous for home to the one-horned Indian rhinoceros, along with the wild water buffalo, pygmy hog, tiger and various species of Asiatic birds, and provides one of the last wild habitats for the Asian elephant.
In Assam, you will get to see 18 wildlife sanctuaries and 6 national parks. Kaziranga National Park is certainly a very famous wildlife sanctuary situated on the banks of the mighty Brahmaputra River. This is the largest wildlife sanctuary in there.
National Parks in Assam
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Manas National Park
Area: 950.00 km2 Location: Kokrajhar, Chirang, Baksa, Bajali, Udalguri, and Darrang
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Kaziranga National Park
Area: 858.98 km2 Location: Golaghat, Nagaon district and Karbi Anglong
3. Dibru-Saikhowa National Park
Area: 340.00 km2 Location: Dibrugarh and Tinsukia district
4. Dehing Patkai National Park
Area: 231.65 km2 Location: Dibrugarh and Tinsukia district
5. Nameri National Park
Area: 200.00 km2 Location: Sonitpur
6. Orang National Park
Area: 78.81 km2 Location: Darrang,Udalguri and Sonitpur district
Wildlife Sanctuaries in Assam
We have sorted 18 Wildlife Sanctuaries according to the area. Let’s see which the largest wildlife sanctuary in terms of area is.
1. Marat Longri Wildlife Sanctuary
Area: 451.00 km2 Location: Karbi Anglong
2. Borail Wildlife Sanctuary
Area: 326.25 km2 Location: Cachar and Dima Hasao
3. East Karbi-Anglong Wildlife Sanctuary
Area: 222.81km2 Location: Karbi Anglong
4. Sonai Rupai Wildlife Sanctuary
Area: 220.00km2 Location: Sonitpur
5. Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary
Area: 111.19km2 Location: Dibrugarh and Tinsukia
6. Nambor-Doigrung Wildlife Sanctuary
Area: 97.15km2 Location: Golaghat
7. Amsang Wildlife Sanctuary
Area: 78.64km2 Location: Guwahati
8. Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary
Area: 70.13km2 Location: Nagaon
9. Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuary
Area: 45.57km2 Location: Dhubri and Kokrajhar
10. Bura Chapori Wildlife Sanctuary
Area: 44.06km2 Location: Sonitpur
11. Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary
Area: 38.80km2 Location: Marigaon
12. Nambor Wildlife Sanctuary
Area: 37.00km2 Location: Karbi Anglong
13. Panidihing Bird Sanctuary
Area: 33.93km2 Location: Sibsagar
14. Bornadi Wildlife Sanctuary
Area: 26.22km2 Location: Darrang
15. Hoollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary
Area: 20.98km2 Location: Jorhat
16. Bherjan-Borajan-Padumoni Wildlife Sanctuary
Area: 7.22km2 Location: Tinsukia
17. Garampani Wildlife Sanctuary
Area: 6.05km2 Location: Karbi Anglong
18. Dipor Bil Wildlife Sanctuary
Area: 4.14km2 Location: Kamrup
