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	\| name = Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve		\| name = Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve
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	\| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India\|State]]		\| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India\|State]]
	\| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India\|District]]		\| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts in India\|District]]
	\| subdivision_name1 = [[Andhra Pradesh]]<br />[[Telangana]]		\| subdivision_name1 = [[Andhra Pradesh]]<br />[[Telangana]]
	\| subdivision_name2 = '''[[~~Kurnool~~ District\|~~Kurnool~~]]''', '''[[Guntur District\|Guntur]]''', '''[[Prakasam District\|Prakasam]]''', '''[[Mahabub Nagar district\|Mahbubnagar]]''', '''[[Nalgonda District\|Nalgonda]]'''		\| subdivision_name2 = '''[[Nandyal District\|Nandyal]]''', '''[[Guntur District\|Guntur]]''', '''[[Prakasam District\|Prakasam]]''', '''[[Mahabub Nagar district\|Mahbubnagar]]''', '''[[Nalgonda District\|Nalgonda]]'''
	\| established_title = Established		\| established_title = Established
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	\| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city		\| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city
	\| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Srisailam]], [[Kurnool]], [[Hyderabad]], [[Guntur~~]] India\|Hyderabad~~]] ({{convert\|316\|km\|mi\|abbr=on}})		\| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Nalgonda]], [[Srisailam]], [[Kurnool]], [[Hyderabad]], [[Guntur]] ({{convert\|316\|km\|mi\|abbr=on}})
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	'''Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve''' is the largest [[tiger reserves of India\|tiger reserve in India]] . The reserve spreads over five districts, [[Kurnool District]], [[Prakasam District]], [[Guntur District]], [[Nalgonda District]] and [[Mahabub Nagar district]]. The total area of the tiger reserve is {{convert\|3728\|km2\|mi2\|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://nstr.in/facts.php?page=facts \|title=Archived copy \|access-date=26 January 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202104626/http://nstr.in/facts.php?page=facts \|archive-date=2 February 2014 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> The core area of this reserve is {{convert\|1200\|km2\|mi2\|abbr=on}}. The reservoirs and temples of [[Srisailam]] are major attraction for many tourists and pilgrims.<ref name="PT"/> It is the largest tiger reserve forest in India and is located inside [[Nallamala forest]] area..		'''Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve''' is the largest [[tiger reserves of India\|tiger reserve in India]]. The reserve spreads over five districts, [[Kurnool District]], [[Prakasam District]], [[Guntur District]], [[Nalgonda District]] and [[Mahabub Nagar district]]. The total area of the tiger reserve is {{convert\|3728\|km2\|mi2\|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://nstr.in/facts.php?page=facts \|title=Archived copy \|access-date=26 January 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202104626/http://nstr.in/facts.php?page=facts \|archive-date=2 February 2014 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> The core area of this reserve is {{convert\|1200\|km2\|mi2\|abbr=on}}. The reservoirs and temples of [[Srisailam]] are major attraction for many tourists and pilgrims.<ref name="PT"/> It is the largest tiger reserve forest in India and is located inside [[Nallamala forest]] area.

	==Geography==		==Geography==
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	This area contains several rock shelters and cave temples including: [[Srisailam#Akka Mahadevi caves\|Akka Mahadevi Bhilam]], Dattatreya Bhilam, Umaa Maheswaram, Kadalivanam, and Palankasari.<ref name="PT"/><ref name="siasat">{{cite news \|title=Mahboob Ali Khan's palace in Srisailam Tigers' Reserves neglected\|url=http://www.siasat.com/english/news/mahboob-ali-khan%E2%80%99s-palace-srisailam-tigers%E2%80%99-reserves-neglected\|newspaper=[[Siasat Daily]]\|date=30 June 2013 \|access-date=30 June 2013\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703045612/http://www.siasat.com/english/news/mahboob-ali-khan%E2%80%99s-palace-srisailam-tigers%E2%80%99-reserves-neglected\|archive-date=3 July 2013\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="PT93">		This area contains several rock shelters and cave temples including: [[Srisailam#Akka Mahadevi caves\|Akka Mahadevi Bhilam]], Dattatreya Bhilam, Umaa Maheswaram, Kadalivanam, and Palankasari.<ref name="PT"/><ref name="siasat">{{cite news \|title=Mahboob Ali Khan's palace in Srisailam Tigers' Reserves neglected\|url=http://www.siasat.com/english/news/mahboob-ali-khan%E2%80%99s-palace-srisailam-tigers%E2%80%99-reserves-neglected\|newspaper=[[Siasat Daily]]\|date=30 June 2013 \|access-date=30 June 2013\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703045612/http://www.siasat.com/english/news/mahboob-ali-khan%E2%80%99s-palace-srisailam-tigers%E2%80%99-reserves-neglected\|archive-date=3 July 2013\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="PT93">
	{{cite web\|url=http://envfor.nic.in/pt/status93/nagarjun.html\|title=Nagarjunasagar – Srisailam Tiger Reserve\|author=National Tiger Conservation Authority\|year=1993\|work=PT status '93\|publisher=Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt. of India\|location=Bikaner House, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120123114849/http://envfor.nic.in/pt/status93/nagarjun.html\|archive-date=23 January 2012\|access-date=2012-02-10~~\|df=dmy-all~~}}</ref>		{{cite web\|url=http://envfor.nic.in/pt/status93/nagarjun.html\|title=Nagarjunasagar – Srisailam Tiger Reserve\|author=National Tiger Conservation Authority\|year=1993\|work=PT status '93\|publisher=Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt. of India\|location=Bikaner House, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120123114849/http://envfor.nic.in/pt/status93/nagarjun.html\|archive-date=23 January 2012\|access-date=2012-02-10}}</ref>

	==Flora==		==Flora==
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	==Fauna==		==Fauna==
			The main [[mammal]]s in the reserve are: [[Bengal tiger]], [[Indian leopard]], [[sloth bear]], [[Ussuri dhole]], [[Indian pangolin]], [[chital]], [[sambar deer]], [[chevrotain]], [[blackbuck]], [[chinkara]] and [[chowsingha]]. Lesser fauna include [[mugger crocodile]], [[Python molurus\|Indian python]], [[Indian cobra]], [[Ptyas mucosa\|rat snake]], [[Bengal monitor]], [[Indian star tortoise]] and [[Indian peafowl]].<ref name="PT"/> Endemic reptiles like the skinks [[Ashwamedh writhing skink]], [[Sharma's mabuya]] lizards and the [[Coluber bholanathi\|Nagarjun Sagar racer snake]], Wildboar, Mongoose, Porcupine are particular highlights of this region.
	The main [[mammal]]s in the reserve are: [[Bengal tiger]], [[Indian leopard]], [[sloth bear]], [[Ussuri dhole]], [[Indian pangolin]], [[chital]], [[sambar deer]], [[chevrotain]], [[blackbuck]], [[chinkara]] and [[chowsingha]]. Lesser fauna include [[mugger crocodile]], [[Python molurus\|Indian python]], [[Indian cobra]], [[Ptyas mucosa\|rat snake]], [[Bengal monitor]], [[Indian star tortoise]] and [[Indian peafowl]].<ref name="PT"/> Endemic reptiles like the skinks [[Ashwamedh writhing skink]], [[Sharma's mabuya]] lizards and the [[Coluber bholanathi\|Nagarjun Sagar racer snake]]Wildboar,Mongoose,Porcupine are particular highlights of this region.

	==References==		==References==

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'''Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve''' is the largest [[tiger reserves of India|tiger reserve in India]] . The reserve spreads over five districts, [[Kurnool District]], [[Prakasam District]], [[Guntur District]], [[Nalgonda District]] and [[Mahabub Nagar district]]. The total area of the tiger reserve is {{convert|3728|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://nstr.in/facts.php?page=facts |title=Archived copy |access-date=26 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202104626/http://nstr.in/facts.php?page=facts |archive-date=2 February 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The core area of this reserve is {{convert|1200|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}. The reservoirs and temples of [[Srisailam]] are major attraction for many tourists and pilgrims.<ref name="PT"/> It is the largest tiger reserve forest in India and is located inside [[Nallamala forest]] area..

==Geography==
[[File:Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve Map.jpg|thumb|Map of Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve]]
[[File:NagarjunaSagarDam.JPG|thumb|Nagarjuna Sagar Dam]]
This reserve is located between longitude: 78°30' to 79°28' east and latitude: 15°53' to 16°43' north. Elevation varies from {{convert|100|m|ft|abbr=on}} to {{convert|917|m|ft|abbr=on}} above [[mean sea level]].

Average annual rainfall is {{convert|1000|mm|in|abbr=on}}.

The hill ranges contain a number of plateaus, of which, [[Amrabad]], Srisailam, Peddacheruvu, Sivapuram, and Nekkanti are noteworthy. Nagarjunasagar receives rains from the [[southwest monsoon]], which is active from the second half of June to the end of September. The [[Krishna river]] cuts its basin almost {{convert|200|m|ft|abbr=on}} deep over a distance of {{convert|130|km|mi|abbr=on}} through the reserve. There are several waterfalls in the reserve such as the [[Ethipothala Falls]], Pedda Dukudu, Gundam and Chaleswaram.<ref name="PT">{{cite web
|url=http://projecttiger.nic.in/nagarjunasagar.htm
|title=Nagarjunasagar Tiger Reserve
|work=Reserve Guide – Project Tiger Reserves in India
|author=National Tiger Conservation Authority
|publisher=Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt. of India
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111230052649/http://projecttiger.nic.in/nagarjunasagar.htm
|archive-date=30 December 2011
|url-status=dead
}}</ref>

==Ancient history==
The ancient [[Srisailam#Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Temple|temples]] at Srisailam of Lord [[Shiva|Mallikarjuna]] and his consort goddess Bhramaramba, an incarnation of [[Parvathi]] as the fair-complexioned boon from [[Brahma]], contain one of the twelve sacred [[Shaiva]] [[Jyotirlinga]]s and one of the eighteen [[Shakti Peethas#18 Maha Shakti Pithas|Maha Shakthi peethas]] in India.

This area contains ruins of [[Nagarjunakonda|Nagarjuna Viswa Vidyalayam]]. The site was once the location of many Buddhist universities and monasteries.

The ruins of a fort of the 3rd century [[BCE]] Indian ruler, [[Ikshvaku#House of Ikshvaku|Ikshwaku]] [[Chandragupta Maurya|Chandragupta]] overlook the Nirjivapuram (Lifeless city) valley. The ancient fort of king [[Kakatiya dynasty#Rudra Deva|Pratap Rudra]] of the [[Kakatiya dynasty]] and several other forts are visible on the banks of the Krishna River. An ancient {{convert|105|mi|km|abbr=on}} wall constructed there by the Kakateeyas is an impressive historic feature.

This area contains several rock shelters and cave temples including: [[Srisailam#Akka Mahadevi caves|Akka Mahadevi Bhilam]], Dattatreya Bhilam, Umaa Maheswaram, Kadalivanam, and Palankasari.<ref name="PT"/><ref name="siasat">{{cite news |title=Mahboob Ali Khan's palace in Srisailam Tigers' Reserves neglected|url=http://www.siasat.com/english/news/mahboob-ali-khan%E2%80%99s-palace-srisailam-tigers%E2%80%99-reserves-neglected|newspaper=[[Siasat Daily]]|date=30 June 2013 |access-date=30 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703045612/http://www.siasat.com/english/news/mahboob-ali-khan%E2%80%99s-palace-srisailam-tigers%E2%80%99-reserves-neglected|archive-date=3 July 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="PT93">
{{cite web|url=http://envfor.nic.in/pt/status93/nagarjun.html|title=Nagarjunasagar – Srisailam Tiger Reserve|author=National Tiger Conservation Authority|year=1993|work=PT status '93|publisher=Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt. of India|location=Bikaner House, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120123114849/http://envfor.nic.in/pt/status93/nagarjun.html|archive-date=23 January 2012|access-date=2012-02-10|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Flora==
The main types of forest [[biome]]s in the reserve are: [[Central Deccan Plateau dry deciduous forests|southern tropical dry mixed deciduous forest]], ''[[Hardwickia]]'' forest and [[Deccan thorn scrub forests]] with much ''[[Euphorbia]]'' scrub. Important plant species here are: ''[[Anogeissus latifolia]]'' (axlewood), ''[[Fish toxins#Example plants|Cleisthanthus collinus]]'' (odcha), ''[[Terminalia (plant)|Terminalia]]'' spp., ''[[Pterocarpus marsupium]]'', ''[[Hardwickia binata]]'' (anjan tree), ''[[Boswellia serrata]]'' (Indian [[frankincense]] or salai), ''[[Tectona grandis]]'' (teak), ''[[Mundulea sericea]]'' and ''[[Albizia]]'' spp. (silkplants).<ref name="PT"/>

==Fauna==

The main [[mammal]]s in the reserve are: [[Bengal tiger]], [[Indian leopard]], [[sloth bear]], [[Ussuri dhole]], [[Indian pangolin]], [[chital]], [[sambar deer]], [[chevrotain]], [[blackbuck]], [[chinkara]] and [[chowsingha]]. Lesser fauna include [[mugger crocodile]], [[Python molurus|Indian python]], [[Indian cobra]], [[Ptyas mucosa|rat snake]], [[Bengal monitor]], [[Indian star tortoise]] and [[Indian peafowl]].<ref name="PT"/> Endemic reptiles like the skinks [[Ashwamedh writhing skink]], [[Sharma's mabuya]] lizards and the [[Coluber bholanathi|Nagarjun Sagar racer snake]]Wildboar,Mongoose,Porcupine are particular highlights of this region.

==References==
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{{Tiger Reserves of India}}
{{Eastern Ghats}}
{{Wildlife sanctuaries of Andhra Pradesh}}
{{Protected areas in Telangana}}
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[[Category:Tiger reserves of India]]
[[Category:Wildlife sanctuaries in Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Wildlife sanctuaries of Telangana]]
[[Category:Eastern Ghats]]
[[Category:Central Deccan Plateau dry deciduous forests]]
[[Category:1983 establishments in Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in 1983]]