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			{{short description\|National park in Assam, India}}
	{{Infobox protected area		{{Infobox protected area
	\| name = Nameri National Park & Tiger Reserve		\| name = Nameri National Park & Tiger Reserve
	\| ~~photo~~ =Nameri Signage (English).jpg		\| image = Nameri Signage (English).jpg
	\| ~~photo_caption~~ =		\| image_caption =
	\| map = India Assam		\| map = India Assam#India
	\| map_caption =		\| map_caption =
	\| iucn_category = II		\| iucn_category = II
	\| location = [[Sonitpur]] [[Assam]] [[India]]		\| mapframe-zoom = 8
			\| location = [[Sonitpur]], [[Assam]] [[India]]
	\| nearest_city = [[Tezpur]], [[India]]		\| nearest_city = [[Tezpur]], [[India]]
	\| coordinates = {{coord\|27\|0\|36\|N\|92\|47\|24\|E\|format=dms\|display=inline,title}}		\| coordinates = {{coord\|27\|0\|36\|N\|92\|47\|24\|E\|format=dms\|display=inline,title}}
	\| area = {{convert\|200\|km2\|sigfig=3\|abbr=on}}		\| area = {{convert\|200\|km2\|sigfig=3\|abbr=on}}
	\| established = 1978		\| established = 1978
	\| visitation_num =		\| visitation_num =
	\| visitation_year =		\| visitation_year =
			\| relief = 1
			\| mapframe = Yes
	\| governing_body = [[Ministry of Environment and Forests]], [[Government of India]]		\| governing_body = [[Ministry of Environment and Forests]], [[Government of India]]
	\|website=http://nameritr.org}}		\| website = http://nameritr.org
			}}

	'''Nameri National Park''' is a [[national park]] in the foothills of the eastern [[Himalayas]] in the [[Sonitpur]] District of [[Assam]], [[India]], about 35 km from [[Tezpur]]. Nameri is about 9 km from Chariduar, the nearest village.~~<ref>[http://tourism.webindia123.com/tourism/wildlife/nationalpark/nameri_national_park/index.htm Tourism.webindia123.com]</ref>~~		'''Nameri National Park''' is a [[national park]] in the foothills of the eastern [[Himalayas]] in the [[Sonitpur]] District of [[Assam]], [[India]], about 35 km from [[Tezpur]]. Nameri is about 9 km from Chariduar, the nearest village. It shares its northern boundary with the [[Pakhui Wildlife Sanctuary]] of [[Arunachal Pradesh]]. Together they constitute an area of over {{cvt\|1000\|km2}}, of which Nameri has a total area of {{cvt\|200\|km2}}.<ref name=orsurvey>{{Cite web\|title=An ornithological survey in north-east India \|access-date=2011-06-27 \|url=http://scholar.google.com/ \|url-status=bot: unknown \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140131002221/http://scholar.google.com/ \|archive-date=2014-01-31}}</ref> Nameri National Park was declared as the second [[Tiger reserves of India\|Tiger Reserve]] in the year 2000, and is the second Tiger reserve of Assam after [[Manas Tiger Reserve]]. It has two core areas: Nameri National Park and Sonai- Rupai Wildlife (Satellite Core of the Nameri Tiger Reserve). The river Jia-Bharali is the lifeline of Nameri, which flows along the southern boundary of the park from northwest to southeast. In the east, the river Bor-Dikorai is a tributary of river Jia-Bharali, flowing along the southern boundary from northeast to southwest.

	~~Nameri~~ shares its northern boundary with the [[Pakhui Wildlife Sanctuary]] of [[Arunachal Pradesh]]. Together they constitute an area of over {{cvt\|1000\|km}}, of which Nameri has a total area of {{cvt\|200\|km}}.<ref name=orsurvey>{{Cite web\|title=An ornithological survey in north-east India \|access-date=2011-06-27 \|url=http://scholar.google.com/ \|url-status=bot: unknown \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140131002221/http://scholar.google.com/ \|archive-date=2014-01-31}}</ref>
	Nameri National Park was declared as [[Tiger reserves of India\|Tiger Reserve]] in the year ~~1999-~~2000, and is the second Tiger reserve of Assam after [[Manas Tiger Reserve]]. It has two core areas: Nameri National Park and Sonai- Rupai Wildlife (Satellite Core of the Nameri Tiger Reserve). The river Jia-~~Bhoroli~~ is the lifeline of Nameri, which flows along the southern boundary of the park from northwest to southeast. In the east, the river Bor-Dikorai is a tributary of river Jia-~~Bhoroli~~, flowing along the southern boundary from northeast to southwest.

	== Rivers ==		== Rivers ==
	[[File:NAMERI_NATIONAL_PARK_,_ASSAM,_INDIA,_Wild_Life.jpg\|thumb\|River in Nameri National Park]]		[[File:NAMERI_NATIONAL_PARK_,_ASSAM,_INDIA,_Wild_Life.jpg\|thumb\|River in Nameri National Park]]
	The [[Kameng River]] of Assam was famous since the time of British for the [[Tor putitora\|golden mahseer]] angling.<ref name=pressmoef>{{Cite web\| title = Press Information Bureau English Releases\| access-date = 2011-07-08\| url = http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=48616}}</ref> The [[angling]] was officially banned in 2011.{{cn\|date=August 2021}}		The [[Kameng River]] of Assam was famous since the time of British for the [[Tor putitora\|golden mahseer]] angling.<ref name=pressmoef>{{Cite web\| title = Press Information Bureau English Releases\| access-date = 2011-07-08\| url = http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=48616}}</ref> The [[angling]] was officially banned in 2011.{{cn\|date=August 2021}} The main Rivers are Jia- Bhoroli and Bor Dikorai. Other [[tributaries]] of these two rivers are: [[Diju River\|Diji]], Dinai, [[Nameri River (Kanagawa)\|Nameri]], Khari, Upper Dikiri which originates in the [[Arunachal Pradesh\|Arunachal]] Himalayas and flows through Pakke TR and Nameri TR.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2023-08-23 \|title=Nameri National Park » Naparks \|url=https://naparks.com/nameri-national-park/ \|access-date=2023-08-27 \|language=en-US}}</ref>
	The main Rivers are Jia- Bhoroli and Bor Dikorai. Other [[tributaries]] of these two rivers are: Diji, Dinai, Nameri, Khari, Upper Dikiri which originates in the Arunachal Himalayas and flows through Pakke TR and Nameri TR.{{cn\|date=~~August 2021~~}}

	==History==		==History==
	The park was declared a reserve forest on 17 October 1978. It was set up as a Nameri Sanctuary on 18 September 1985 with an area of {{cvt\|137\|km}} as a part of Naduar Forest Reserve. Until then the Nameri National Park was heavily used for logging. Another {{cvt\|75\|km}} was added on 15 November 1998 when it was officially established as a National Park.		The park was declared a reserve forest on 17 October 1978. It was set up as a Nameri Sanctuary on 18 September 1985 with an area of {{cvt\|137\|km}} as a part of Naduar Forest Reserve. Until then the Nameri National Park was heavily used for logging. Another {{cvt\|75\|km}} was added on 15 November 1998 when it was officially established as a National Park.{{cn\|date=October 2025}}

	==Flora==		==Flora==
	[[File:Dendrobium lituiflorum Orchid.jpg\|thumb\|An orchid of Nameri]]		[[File:Dendrobium lituiflorum Orchid.jpg\|thumb\|An orchid in Nameri National Park]]
	Nameri National Park harbours over 600 [[flora]]l species~~. Some notable species are~~ [[Gmelina arborea]], [[Michelia champaca]], [[Amoora wallichi]], [[Chukrasia tabularis]], [[Lagerstroemia speciosa~~\|Ajar~~]], Urium poma, Bhelu, [[~~Agarwood\|Agaru~~]], [[Rudraksha]], Bonjolokia, Hatipolia akhakan, [[Terminalia myriocarpa~~\|Hollock~~]], [[Mesua ferrea~~\|Nahor~~]]. It is home for [[orchids]] like [[Dendrobium]], [[Cymbidium]] and [[Cypripedioideae]].<ref name =pressmoef/>		Nameri National Park harbours over 600 [[flora]]l species including [[Gmelina arborea]], [[Michelia champaca]], [[Amoora wallichii\|Amoora wallichi]], [[Chukrasia tabularis]], [[Lagerstroemia speciosa]], Urium poma, Bhelu, [[agarwood]], [[Rudraksha]], Bonjolokia, Hatipolia akhakan, [[Terminalia myriocarpa]], [[Mesua ferrea]]. It is home for [[orchids]] like [[Dendrobium]], [[Cymbidium]] and [[Cypripedioideae]].<ref name =pressmoef/>

	==Fauna==		==Fauna==
	[[File:Wild Elephant at nameri National Park.jpg\|thumb\|Wild ~~Elephant~~ at Nameri National Park]]		[[File:Wild Elephant at nameri National Park.jpg\|thumb\|Wild elephant at Nameri National Park]]
	~~[[File:A pair of White- Dragontail butterfly in Nameri- Photographed by Debasish Buragohain.jpg\|thumb\|A pair of [[white dragontail]]s~~]]		Nameri National Park provides habitat for [[Bengal tiger]], [[Indian leopard]], [[clouded leopard]], [[marbled cat]], [[leopard cat]], [[hog deer]], [[sambar (deer)\|sambar]], [[dhole]], [[gaur]], [[barking deer]], [[wild boar]], [[sloth bear]], [[Himalayan black bear]], [[capped langur]] and [[Indian giant squirrel]]. The [[white winged wood duck]], [[great pied hornbill]], [[wreathed hornbill]], [[rufous necked hornbill]], [[black stork]], [[ibisbill]], [[blue-bearded bee-eater]]s, [[Old World babbler]]s, [[plover]]s and many other birds are also present.<ref name=projtiger>{{Cite web\|title=Nameri-Aassam \|work=Project Tiger \|access-date=2011-07-07 \|url=http://projecttiger.nic.in/nameri.htm \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925073610/http://projecttiger.nic.in/nameri.htm \|archive-date=2011-09-25}}</ref>
	Nameri National Park provides habitat for [[Bengal tiger]], [[Indian leopard]], [[clouded leopard]], [[marbled cat]], [[leopard cat]], [[hog deer]], [[sambar (deer)\|sambar]], [[dhole]], [[gaur]], [[barking deer]], [[wild boar]], [[sloth bear]], [[Himalayan black bear]], [[capped langur]] and [[Indian giant squirrel]].
	The [[white winged wood duck]], [[great pied hornbill]], [[wreathed hornbill]], [[rufous necked hornbill]], [[black stork]], [[ibisbill]], [[blue-bearded bee-eater]]s, [[Old World babbler~~\|babblers~~]], [[plover]]s and many other birds are also present.<ref name=projtiger>{{Cite web\|title=Nameri-Aassam \|access-date=2011-07-07 \|url=http://projecttiger.nic.in/nameri.htm \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925073610/http://projecttiger.nic.in/nameri.htm \|archive-date=2011-09-25 }}</ref>

	[[File:A pair of Asian fairy Bluebird in Nameri.jpg\|thumb\|A pair of [[Asian fairy bluebird]]s in Nameri National Park]]		[[File:A pair of Asian fairy Bluebird in Nameri.jpg\|thumb\|A pair of [[Asian fairy bluebird]]s in Nameri National Park]]
	In 2005, 374 bird species were recorded in Nameri National Park.<ref>{{Cite journal \|title=The birds of Nameri National Park, Assam, India \|author=Barua, M. \|author2=Sharma, P. \|journal=Forktail \|~~url~~=~~https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/aac0/a937ce8a649f373bcb4ec55409c27abc2501.pdf~~}}</ref>		In 2005, 374 bird species were recorded in Nameri National Park.<ref>{{Cite journal \|title=The birds of Nameri National Park, Assam, India \|author=Barua, M. \|author2=Sharma, P. \|journal=Forktail \|s2cid=126539346}}</ref>

	==Conflicts and threats==		==Conflicts and threats==
	Nameri faces two threats: One is due to continued official logging in the area of [[Sonitpur]].		Nameri faces two threats: One is due to continued official logging in the area of [[Sonitpur]]. The other major threat for Nameri is human/animal conflict due to around 3000 cattle grazing the forest.<ref name=projtiger/> There is another human–animal conflict due to the vast group of elephants in Nameri. This conflict arose mainly due to herds of [[Indian elephant]]s raiding crops, damaging homes and killing [[cattle]] due to forest cover dropping below 30-40%.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal \|last1=Chartier \|first1=L. \|last2=Zimmermann \|first2=A. \|last3=Ladle \|first3=R. J. \|title=Habitat loss and human–elephant conflict in Assam, India: does a critical threshold exist? \|journal=Oryx \|year=2011 \|volume=45 \|issue=4 \|pages=528–533 \|doi=10.1017/S0030605311000044 \|s2cid=86804369 \|doi-access=free}}</ref>
	The major threat for Nameri is human/animal conflict due to around 3000 cattle grazing the forest.<ref name =projtiger/> ~~The other human/animal~~ conflict is due to the vast group of elephants in Nameri. ~~There were several cases~~ of elephant ~~deaths~~. In 2001 there were 18 elephant deaths.<ref name=paupdate33>{{Cite web \|title=~~PROTECTED AREA UPDATE~~ \|access-date=2011-07-08 \|url=http://wiienvis.nic.in/paupdates/update33.rtf \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001225147/http://wiienvis.nic.in/paupdates/update33.rtf \|archive-date=2011-10-01}}</ref>		In 2001, there were 18 elephant deaths.<ref name=paupdate33>{{Cite web \|title=Protected Area update \|access-date=2011-07-08 \|url=http://wiienvis.nic.in/paupdates/update33.rtf \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001225147/http://wiienvis.nic.in/paupdates/update33.rtf \|archive-date=2011-10-01}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==
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	{{reflist\|2}}

	==External links==		==External links==
	*{{Wikivoyage-inline\|Nameri National Park}}

	{{Protected areas of Assam}}		{{Protected areas of Assam}}

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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox protected area
| name = Nameri National Park & Tiger Reserve
| photo =Nameri Signage (English).jpg
| photo_caption =
| map = India Assam
| map_caption =
| iucn_category = II
| location = [[Sonitpur]] [[Assam]] [[India]]
| nearest_city = [[Tezpur]], [[India]]
| coordinates = {{coord|27|0|36|N|92|47|24|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| area = {{convert|200|km2|sigfig=3|abbr=on}}
| established = 1978
| visitation_num =
| visitation_year =
| governing_body = [[Ministry of Environment and Forests]], [[Government of India]]
|website=http://nameritr.org}}

'''Nameri National Park''' is a [[national park]] in the foothills of the eastern [[Himalayas]] in the [[Sonitpur]] District of [[Assam]], [[India]], about 35 km from [[Tezpur]]. Nameri is about 9 km from Chariduar, the nearest village.<ref>[http://tourism.webindia123.com/tourism/wildlife/nationalpark/nameri_national_park/index.htm Tourism.webindia123.com]</ref>

Nameri shares its northern boundary with the [[Pakhui Wildlife Sanctuary]] of [[Arunachal Pradesh]]. Together they constitute an area of over {{cvt|1000|km}}, of which Nameri has a total area of {{cvt|200|km}}.<ref name=orsurvey>{{Cite web|title=An ornithological survey in north-east India |access-date=2011-06-27 |url=http://scholar.google.com/ |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140131002221/http://scholar.google.com/ |archive-date=2014-01-31}}</ref>
Nameri National Park was declared as [[Tiger reserves of India|Tiger Reserve]] in the year 1999-2000, and is the second Tiger reserve of Assam after [[Manas Tiger Reserve]]. It has two core areas: Nameri National Park and Sonai- Rupai Wildlife (Satellite Core of the Nameri Tiger Reserve). The river Jia-Bhoroli is the lifeline of Nameri, which flows along the southern boundary of the park from northwest to southeast. In the east, the river Bor-Dikorai is a tributary of river Jia-Bhoroli, flowing along the southern boundary from northeast to southwest.

== Rivers ==
[[File:NAMERI_NATIONAL_PARK_,_ASSAM,_INDIA,_Wild_Life.jpg|thumb|River in Nameri National Park]]
The [[Kameng River]] of Assam was famous since the time of British for the [[Tor putitora|golden mahseer]] angling.<ref name=pressmoef>{{Cite web| title = Press Information Bureau English Releases| access-date = 2011-07-08| url = http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=48616}}</ref> The [[angling]] was officially banned in 2011.{{cn|date=August 2021}}
The main Rivers are Jia- Bhoroli and Bor Dikorai. Other [[tributaries]] of these two rivers are: Diji, Dinai, Nameri, Khari, Upper Dikiri which originates in the Arunachal Himalayas and flows through Pakke TR and Nameri TR.{{cn|date=August 2021}}

==History==
The park was declared a reserve forest on 17 October 1978. It was set up as a Nameri Sanctuary on 18 September 1985 with an area of {{cvt|137|km}} as a part of Naduar Forest Reserve. Until then the Nameri National Park was heavily used for logging. Another {{cvt|75|km}} was added on 15 November 1998 when it was officially established as a National Park.

==Flora==
[[File:Dendrobium lituiflorum Orchid.jpg|thumb|An orchid of Nameri]]
Nameri National Park harbours over 600 [[flora]]l species. Some notable species are [[Gmelina arborea]], [[Michelia champaca]], [[Amoora wallichi]], [[Chukrasia tabularis]], [[Lagerstroemia speciosa|Ajar]], Urium poma, Bhelu, [[Agarwood|Agaru]], [[Rudraksha]], Bonjolokia, Hatipolia akhakan, [[Terminalia myriocarpa|Hollock]], [[Mesua ferrea|Nahor]]. It is home for [[orchids]] like [[Dendrobium]], [[Cymbidium]] and [[Cypripedioideae]].<ref name =pressmoef/>

==Fauna==
[[File:Wild Elephant at nameri National Park.jpg|thumb|Wild Elephant at Nameri National Park]]
[[File:A pair of White- Dragontail butterfly in Nameri- Photographed by Debasish Buragohain.jpg|thumb|A pair of [[white dragontail]]s]]
Nameri National Park provides habitat for [[Bengal tiger]], [[Indian leopard]], [[clouded leopard]], [[marbled cat]], [[leopard cat]], [[hog deer]], [[sambar (deer)|sambar]], [[dhole]], [[gaur]], [[barking deer]], [[wild boar]], [[sloth bear]], [[Himalayan black bear]], [[capped langur]] and [[Indian giant squirrel]].
The [[white winged wood duck]], [[great pied hornbill]], [[wreathed hornbill]], [[rufous necked hornbill]], [[black stork]], [[ibisbill]], [[blue-bearded bee-eater]]s, [[Old World babbler|babblers]], [[plover]]s and many other birds are also present.<ref name=projtiger>{{Cite web|title=Nameri-Aassam |access-date=2011-07-07 |url=http://projecttiger.nic.in/nameri.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925073610/http://projecttiger.nic.in/nameri.htm |archive-date=2011-09-25 }}</ref>

[[File:A pair of Asian fairy Bluebird in Nameri.jpg|thumb|A pair of [[Asian fairy bluebird]]s in Nameri National Park]]
In 2005, 374 bird species were recorded in Nameri National Park.<ref>{{Cite journal |title=The birds of Nameri National Park, Assam, India |author=Barua, M. |author2=Sharma, P. |journal=Forktail |url=https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/aac0/a937ce8a649f373bcb4ec55409c27abc2501.pdf}}</ref>

==Conflicts and threats==
Nameri faces two threats: One is due to continued official logging in the area of [[Sonitpur]].
The major threat for Nameri is human/animal conflict due to around 3000 cattle grazing the forest.<ref name =projtiger/> The other human/animal conflict is due to the vast group of elephants in Nameri. There were several cases of elephant deaths. In 2001 there were 18 elephant deaths.<ref name=paupdate33>{{Cite web |title=PROTECTED AREA UPDATE |access-date=2011-07-08 |url=http://wiienvis.nic.in/paupdates/update33.rtf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001225147/http://wiienvis.nic.in/paupdates/update33.rtf |archive-date=2011-10-01}}</ref>

==References==
{{commons category}}
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
*{{Wikivoyage-inline|Nameri National Park}}

{{Protected areas of Assam}}
{{National Parks of India}}
{{Tiger Reserves Of India}}

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[[Category:Tiger reserves of India]]
[[Category:National parks in Assam]]
[[Category:Tourism in Northeast India]]
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[[Category:Protected areas established in 1978]]