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| Madhav National Park | |
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| Location | Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Nearest city | Shivpuri around 9km away |
| Coordinates | 25°28′N 77°45′E / 25.467°N 77.750°E |
| Area | 354 km2 (137 sq mi) |
| Visitors | around 500 people (in every year) |
| Official name | Sakhya Sagar |
| Designated | 7 January 2022 |
| Reference no. | 2483[1] |
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Madhav National Park is situated in Shivpuri District of Gwalior division in northwest Madhya Pradesh, India. Two national highways pass through the park, the Agra to Bombay former National Highway 3 and the Jhansi to Shivpuri National Highway 27 (formerly N.H.25).[2]
The park was first noticed in 1956, at 167 km2, as Shivpuri National Park. In 1958, it was renamed Madhav National Park after Madho Rao Scindia, the Maharaja of Gwalior belonging to the Scindia dynasty of the Marathas, and was finalized the following year.[2] Sakhya Sagar, a man-made reservoir within the park, has been designated as a Ramsar site since 2022.[1]
- ^ a b "Sakhya Sagar". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- ^ a b Tiwari, Shiv Kumar (1998). "Madhav National Park". National Parks of Madhya Pradesh: State of Bio Diversity and Human Infringement. New Delhi: APH Publishing. pp. 148–166. ISBN 978-81-7024-950-4.