Nahar Wildlife Sanctuary
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LocationRewari district, Haryana, India
Area2.11
Established1987
| Nahar Wildlife Sanctuary | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
  Nahar Wildlife Sanctuary in Nahar  Nahar Wildlife Sanctuary (India) | |
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| Location | Rewari district, Haryana, India |
| Coordinates | 28°24′34″N 76°23′49″E / 28.409434°N 76.397007°E |
| Area | 2.11 |
| Established | 1987 |
| Governing body | Haryana Forest Department |
| Website | www |
Nahar Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in the Kosli Subdivision of Rewari district of Haryana, India. It is 36.9 km from Rewari. It is spread over an area of 211.35 hectares. It is 5 km away from Kosli on the Kosli-Mahendragarh road.[1]
It is named Nahar because it comes under Nahar Village (Nahad village). Forests Department, Haryana of Government of Haryana officially notified this as Wildlife Sanctuary on 30 January 1987.
This is one of the last habitats for Blackbuck in particular, and for other endangered species in general.[2]
