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The Nokrek National Park, the core area of the Nokrek Biosphere Reserve, is a National park located approximately 2 km away from Tura Peak in West Garo Hills district of Meghalaya, India.The Nokrek Biosphere Reserve along with the Nokrek National Park was added by UNESCO to its list of Biosphere Reserves in May 2009.
The Nokrek Biosphere Reserve is located in the northeast of India on the Tura Range, which forms part of the Meghalaya Plateau (average altitude: 600 metres). The entire area is mountainous and Nokrek is the highest peak of the Garo hills, rising up 1,412 metres.
Nokrek National Park, situated in the East Garo Hills of Meghalaya (translates to the ‘ abode of clouds’ in Sanskrit), is a treasure trove for nature lovers, hardcore adventurers, and history buffs alike.
Let the wildest corners of Meghalaya embrace you at Nokrek, a land of myths and wild beasts. Designated a biosphere reserve in 2009, Nokrek encapsulates the allure of the Garo Hills and The Daribokgre Trek is one of the best ways to soak in this untamed beauty.
Home » Timeline Stories » NOKREK NATIONAL PARK. Things to do: Designated a biosphere reserve in 2009, Nokrek encapsulates the allure of the Garo Hills and The Daribokgre Trek is one of the best ways to soak in this untamed beauty.
The summit is part of the 48-sq-km Nokrek National Park, which occupies the highest parts of the larger Nokrek Biosphere Reserve. The area is home to hoolock gibbons, elephants and a few species of macaque.
Nokrek is the highest peak in West Garo Hills, and has a huge population of rare plants and animals. Some of them include a very rare species of citrus-indica, endemic to this place, which the locals call memang narang. Literally translated, it means the orange of the spirits.
