Malka Mari National Park

Malka Mari National Park is a national park of Kenya, situated along the Dawa River on the Kenya-Ethiopia border.[1] It is approximately 1,500 square kilometres (370,000 acres) in size. It is accessible via the Mandera Airport, and is probably the least visited national park in the nation.

Malka Mari National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
Coordinates4.1849942°N 40.7712194°E / 4.1849942; 40.7712194
Area1,500 km2 (580 sq mi)
Established1989

The park is mostly semi-arid bushland and scrubby grassland with riparian woodland and along the river. There are plants in the park that are unique to the area.[1]

Malka Mari is an IUCN Category II park designated in 1989.[2]

References

  1. Malka Mari National Park Archived 2015-02-16 at Archive.today, Kenya Wildlife Service.
  2. Malka Mari National Park, Protected Planet


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