Pairi Daiza

Pairi Daiza
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50°35′5″N 3°53′14″E / 50.58472°N 3.88722°E / 50.58472; 3.88722
Date opened1993[1]
LocationBrugelette, Belgium
Land area75 hectares (190 acres)
No. of animals7,000+[1]
Annual visitors2,000,000 (2018)
MembershipsEAZA,[2] Species360[3]
Websitewww.pairidaiza.eu

Pairi Daiza (French pronunciation: [pɛʁi daiza]; formerly Paradisio) is a privately owned zoo and botanical garden located in Brugelette, Hainaut, Belgium. The 65-hectare (160-acre) large animal theme park is located on the site of the former Cistercian Cambron Abbey, and is home to over 7,000 animals.[1] The name is taken from the Avestan word pairi daēza, which is the source of the Persian word paradise.

Pairi Daiza is owned and operated by Pairi Daiza Belgium SA, a limited company previously listed on NYSE Alternext Brussels (code: PARD).[4] It is a member of the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA), and participates in the European Endangered Species Programme (EEP).

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