Field guides / Khyber Pakhtunkhwa / Lakki Marwat / Sheikh Badin
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Lakki Marwat
Lakki Marwat District · Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Sheikh Badin
A national park in the Sheikh Badin Hills near Darra Pezu, an eastern arm of the Sulaiman range.
Sheikh Badin National Park, set up in 2003, covers 15,540 hectares of the Sheikh Badin Hills near Darra Pezu, across Dera Ismail Khan and Lakki Marwat districts. The hills are an eastern extension of the Sulaiman Mountains.
Why go
- ✦15,540 hectares of the Sheikh Badin Hills
- ✦41 bird species, 18 of them migratory
- ✦107 plant species
- ✦An outlier of the Sulaiman range
About
Surveys in the park have recorded 41 species of birds, 18 of them migratory, 23 species of reptiles and amphibians, and 107 species of plants. Two communities live in the hills: Mughal families who settled here after 1857, and Syeds who trace their descent from Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jilani.
How to Reach
Near Darra Pezu, between Dera Ismail Khan and Lakki Marwat.
Responsible Travel
Use Leave No Trace principles, carry out all rubbish, avoid disturbing wildlife and livestock, and respect private/community land.
Planning tip
Best Time to Visit, October to March.
Getting there, Near Darra Pezu, between Dera Ismail Khan and Lakki Marwat.
Allow, A day.
What to Do
Nearby
Straight-line distance from Sheikh Badin, within 5 km.
Nothing else genuinely close by (within 5 km of Sheikh Badin) is published yet.