Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary
Forest round the Shivsagar backwater, joined to Chandoli as the Sahyadri tiger reserve.
- Where
- Satara, Maharashtra, India
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 17.5490, 73.7530
Get the Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Koyna 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 Maharashtra volume with your photos and a note.
Near Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary
Shahayadri Tiger reserve 9.2 km
Maharashtra's tiger reserve in the Sahyadris, declared in 2008.
Vasota Fort 14 km
A fort in Satara district, called Vyaghragad, which means the tiger fort.
Shivasagar lake 16 km
Fifty kilometres of water behind the Koyna dam, eighty metres deep in places.
Koyna Dam 16 km
A rubble and concrete dam in the Western Ghats, on a river that starts up at Mahabaleshwar.
Vajrai Waterfall 19 km
A waterfall on the Urmodi river near Bhambavli, twenty seven kilometres from Satara.
Sajjangad 20 km
The fort near Satara where Sant Ramdas spent his last years and was laid to rest.
Ajinkyatara 29 km
The fort above Satara, Shivaji's capital for a time, with the city laid out below it.
Baramotichi Vihir 37 km
A stepwell at Limb built between 1719 and 1724 by a wife of Shahu Maharaj, to water the garden.
More UNESCO World Heritage sites in Maharashtra
Questions
Where is Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary?
Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary is in Satara, Maharashtra. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Shahayadri Tiger reserve (9.2 km), Vasota Fort (14 km), Shivasagar lake (16 km).
How do I get the Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Maharashtra volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Maharashtra volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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