Sikhna Jwhwlao National Park
Three hundred square kilometres of the Manas country in Bodoland, made a national park.
- Where
- Bodoland, Assam, India
- Grade
- Hard to reach
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 15 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 26.7170, 90.2959
Get the Sikhna Jwhwlao National Park stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Sikhna Jwhwlao National Park. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Assam volume with your photos and a note.
Near Sikhna Jwhwlao National Park
Phibsoo Wildlife Sanctuary 27 km
One of Bhutan's smallest protected areas, 268.93 square kilometres in western Sarpang and southeastern Dagana along the border with West Bengal. Its forests rise from 200 to 1,600 metres between the Sunkosh river to the west and the Sanathang to the east.
Raimona National Park 32 km
Bodoland's first national park, on the Bhutan border, notified in 2021.
Royal Manas National Park 50 km
Bhutan's oldest national park, 1,057 square kilometres of forest across eastern Sarpang, western Zhemgang and western Pemagatshel. It runs down to the plains along the Manas river and adjoins Manas National Park in India, sharing its tigers, elephants and rhinos.
Jigme Singye Wangchuck National Park 52 km
A national park of 1,730 square kilometres in central Bhutan, protecting a large part of the Black Mountains, a sub range of the Himalaya. The road between Wangdue Phodrang and Trongsa crosses it at Pele La.
Daga Dzong 57 km
A fortress in Dagana District in the south of Bhutan, serving as the district headquarters. It also houses the district's monastic body, so like the great dzongs of the west it works as both government office and monastery.
Manas National Park 63 km
On the Bhutan border, taken off the danger list in 2011 after local communities brought the poaching down themselves.
Zhemgang Dzong 66 km
The dzong of Zhemgang, set on a ridge above the town in the forested south of central Bhutan. It serves as the administrative and monastic centre of Zhemgang District, looking out over the deep valley of the Mangde Chhu.
Panbari Mosque 67 km
The oldest mosque in Assam, built in the time of Hussain Shah and still standing at Dhubri.
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Questions
Where is Sikhna Jwhwlao National Park?
Sikhna Jwhwlao National Park is in Bodoland, Assam. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Phibsoo Wildlife Sanctuary (27 km), Raimona National Park (32 km), Royal Manas National Park (50 km).
How do I get the Sikhna Jwhwlao National Park stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Sikhna Jwhwlao National Park and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Assam volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Sikhna Jwhwlao National Park before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Assam volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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