Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary
Twenty six square kilometres of Shivalik scrub behind the lake, closed to vehicles and walked on foot.
- Where
- Chandigarh, Chandigarh, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 30.7400, 76.8400
Get the Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary. 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 Chandigarh volume with your photos and a note.
Near Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary
Sukhna Lake 2.0 km
A rainfed lake dug at the foot of the Shivaliks in 1958, and the place Chandigarh walks in the morning.
Rock Garden 3.6 km
Forty acres built in secret from industrial waste and broken crockery by a roads inspector, discovered by the state in 1975.
Capitol Complex 3.7 km
Le Corbusier's concrete assembly, secretariat and high court, part of his work inscribed across seven countries.
Open Hand Monument 3.8 km
A fourteen metre metal hand that turns in the wind, Le Corbusier's emblem for the city, open to give and to receive.
Le Corbusier Centre 4.0 km
The architect's own site office, kept as it was, explaining a city designed from nothing in six years.
Gurudwara Nada Sahib 5.1 km
On the Ghaggar where Guru Gobind Singh stopped after the battle of Bhangani in 1688.
Government Museum and Art Gallery 5.1 km
Gandhara sculpture in a Corbusier building.
Zakir Hussain Rose Garden 5.5 km
Asia's largest rose garden, in sector sixteen.
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Questions
Where is Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary?
Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary is in Chandigarh, Chandigarh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Sukhna Lake (2.0 km), Rock Garden (3.6 km), Capitol Complex (3.7 km).
How do I get the Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Chandigarh volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Chandigarh volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.