Narachanski National Park
National park in Belarus
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Narаchanski (Narochansky) National Park (Belarusian: Нарачанскі, Naračanski; Russian: Нарочанский, Naročanskij) is a national park in Belarus that is named after Lake Narach.
LocationMinsk Region in Belarus
Coordinates54.85°N 26.7333°E
Area933 km2 (360 sq mi) (2015)
Established1999
| Narachanski National Park | |
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| Нарачанскі нацыянальны парк (Belarusian) | |
Lake Narach | |
  Narachanski National Park | |
 Interactive map of Narachanski National Park | |
| Location | Minsk Region in Belarus |
| Coordinates | 54.85°N 26.7333°E |
| Area | 933 km2 (360 sq mi) (2015) |
| Established | 1999 |
History
Park was created on July 28, 1999, and covers an area of more than 87,000 hectares.[1]
Park fauna
Mammal species inhabiting in the park include the red deer, raccoon dog, European badger, marten, and otter; existing fish species include common bream, silver bream, and crucian carp. The national park also includes 218 other species of birds, such as the bittern, osprey and the common crane[2]
