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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Protected area in Jharkhand, India}}<br />
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{{Use Indian English|date=January 2023}}<br />
{{Infobox protected area<br />
| name = Topchanchi Wildlife Sanctuary<br />
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| iucn_category = IV<br />
| image = Topchanchi Lake and Hill.jpg<br />
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| map = India Jharkhand#India<br />
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| location = Topchanchi, Jharkhand, [[India]]<br />
| nearest_city = [[Dhanbad]], India<br />
| coordinates = {{coords|23|56|10|N|86|11|32|E|display=inline, title}}<br />
| area_acre = 2,162<br />
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'''Topchanchi Wildlife Sanctuary''' is an {{Convert|8.75|km2|abbr=on}} [[List of wildlife sanctuaries of India|protected area]] located near the town of [[Topchanchi]], [[Jharkhand]]. The sanctuary is situated alongside [[National Highway 2 (India)|National Highway 2]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Topchanchi Lake {{!}} District Dhanbad, Government of Jharkhand {{!}} India |url=https://dhanbad.nic.in/tourist-place/topchanchi-lake/ |access-date=2022-12-27 |language=en-US}}</ref> Land in the sanctuary mainly consists of [[Chota Nagpur Plateau|dry mixed deciduous forests]] with [[Central Deccan Plateau dry deciduous forests|dry peninsular sal forests]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Topchanchi |url=https://forest.jharkhand.gov.in/wildlife/topchachi.aspx |access-date=2022-12-27 |website=forest.jharkhand.gov.in}}</ref><br />
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== Flora and fauna ==<br />
The dry peninsular sal forests are mainly made up of [[Shorea robusta|sal trees]], although other flora such as bamboo and grass in unforested plains.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> Mammals that are found in the sanctuary include [[leopards]], [[jungle cats]], [[Chital|cheetal]], [[Muntjac|barking deer]], and [[wild boar]].{{fact|date=January 2023}}<br />
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The Topchanchi Lake adds to the diversity of the area, and migratory birds stop by during the winter.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Topchanchi getting a makeover as tourist destination |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/jharkhand/topchanchi-getting-a-makeover-as-tourist-destination/cid/1816913 |access-date=2022-12-27 |website=www.telegraphindia.com}}</ref><br />
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== Gallery==<br />
{{gallery<br />
|Topchanchi Hill.jpg<br />
|Hill<br />
|Topchanchi Sun Set 2.jpg<br />
|Sunset<br />
|Topchanchi flower.jpg<br />
|Flower<br />
|Topchanchi Bridge.jpg<br />
|Bridge<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}{{Protected areas of Jharkhand}}<br />
[[Category:Wildlife sanctuaries in Jharkhand]]<br />
[[Category:Dhanbad]]</div>Aranyam