Solution:Dachigam National Park is located in Jammu and Kashmir, near Srinagar. It is located in Zabarwan Range of the western Himalayas. The park is famous for the Kashmiri stag also known as Hangul.The name literally stands for 'ten villages', which could be in memory of the ten villages that were relocated in order to create the park. It was initially established to ensure the supply of clean drinking water to Srinagar city. A protected area since 1910, it was declared a national park in 1981. The park is situated at altitudes ranging from 5500 ft to 14,000 ft. The park is best known as the home of the Hangul, or Kashmir stag. It holds the last viable population of the vulnerable hangul in the world.
Terrain: Ranges from gently sloping grasslands to cliffs and sharp rocky outcrops.
Flora: Includes wild cherry, apple, pear, peach, plum, apricot, chestnut, willow, walnut, oak, pine, birch, poplar, chinar, and elm.
Fauna:
- Besides Hangul, Dachigam is also famous for its populations of musk deer, leopard, Himalayan
- Grey Langur, leopard cat, Himalayan Black Bear, yellow-throated marten, among others.
- It is the residence of raptors such as the Eurasian eagle owl, Lammergeier, Eurasian griffon and white-rumped vulture.