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{{Short description|Nature reserve in Gomel Region, Belarus}}

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| area = 634.58 km2| established = 1996| visitation_num = | visitation_year = | governing_body = | website =www.npp.by/{{Designation list| designation1 = Ramsar| designation1_date = 29 March 2013RAMSAR CONVENTION>RAMSAR SITES INFORMATION SERVICEACCESSDATE=25 APRIL 2018, }}}}Pripyatsky National ParkPripyatsky National Park on belarus.by or Pripyat National Park,Pripyats National Park on the website of National Tourism Agency of Belarus is a natural reserve in Gomel Region, Belarus. It was founded in 1996 for preservation of natural landscapes within the floodplain of the Pripyat River, from which it takes its name. Much of the park’s area is occupied by turf swamps.Its territory is within the Pyetrykaw District, Lyelchytsy District, and Zhytkavichy District.

Flora and fauna

Pripyatsky National Park is home to 51 species of mammals, including elk, wild boar, red deer, European badger, and Eurasian lynx.

See also

• Pinsk Marshes

References

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