Protected Area

Protected Area

Published on
2022 May 24
Countries
Ethiopia
Ethiopia

Nechisar National Park


 
IUCN Category II (National Park)
Location: Ethiopia
Nearest city: Arba Minch
Area: 514 km²
Established: 1974

Nechisar National Park is one of the National Parks of Ethiopia. Located in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region immediately to the east of Arba Minch, its 514 square kilometers of territory include the “Bridge of God” (an isthmusAbaya and Chamo), the Nechisar plains to the east of the lakes. between Lakes

Nechisar National Park was established in 1974. Wildlife in the park include Hartebeest, Plains Zebra, Grant’s Gazelle, Dik-dik, and the Greater Kudu. A stretch of the northwest shore of Lake Chamo is known as Crocodile Market, where hundreds of Crocodiles gather to sun themselves.