It stretches over nearly 1,700 square miles north of the himalayas and is covered in dense pine forests, alpine shrubs, and meadow lands. Hemis national park is the largest national parks in india in india by area. The park was established in 1983 and it covers an area of 1,808 square kilometers.
The largest national park in india is hemis national park, located in jammu and kashmir. The smallest national park in india is south button island national park, located in the andaman and nicobar islands. Located in the remote ladakh region of jammu and kashmir, it lies at high altitudes varying between 3,000 to 5,000 meters above sea level.
Sprawled across an immense area of 4,400 square kilometers, hemis national park is the largest national park not just in india but also globally. It is located in the eastern part of ladakh (previously part of jammu and kashmir) in northern india and spans an area of approximately 4,400 square kilometers.