- Kaziranga National Park is located in the Golaghat, Karbi Anglong and Nagaon districts of the state of Assam, India.
- It is situated on the southern banks of the Brahmaputra River.
- In 1916, it became a non-poaching place and came to be known as Kaziranga Game Sanctuary.
- In 1950, Kaziranga Game Sanctuary was declared a wildlife sanctuary and renamed the “Kaziranga Wildlife Sanctuary”.
- In 1974, Kaziranga Wildlife Sanctuary was declared a National Park.
- In 1985, Kaziranga National Park was recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- In 2008-09, it was declared as a Tiger Reserve under Project Tiger.
- Kaziranga National Park has been identified as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by Birdlife International Society.
- Area: The total area of Kaziranga National Park is approximately 430 square kilometers (166 square miles).
- Hills: Some hill ranges that found in the park include::
- Burapahar Range
- Bagori Range
- River: following river flow through the park:
- Brahmaputra River
- Diphlu River
- Flora: Grasslands (elephant grass, spear grass, and bluestem grass), Wetlands and Marshes (water lilies, lotus, and various species of reeds and sedges), Alluvial Savannah Woodland (Indian gooseberry, elephant apple, and Indian rosewood), Moist Mixed Deciduous Forests ( Indian mahogany, Indian gum tree, and Indian kino tree), Riparian Forests (Indian fig tree, Indian almond tree, and riverine grasses) etc.
- Fauna: Royal Bengal Tigers, One Horned Rhinoceros, Asiatic Wild Water Buffaloes, Swamp Deer, Indian Elephanis, Sambar, Indian Muntjac, Hoolock Gibbon, Sloth Bear, Gangetic Dolphin, Bengal Florican, Indian , Assam Roofed Turtle, Bengal Monitor Lizard etc.