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There are four important national parks in Burkina Faso namely, the Arli National Park existing since 1954, the Deux Balés National Park, Kaboré Tambi National Park and the W of the Niger National Park which is a trans-boundary park existing since 1957.
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- Arli National Park. The Arli National Park is located in southeastern Burkina Faso adjacent to the Pendjari National Park in Benin. The national park occupies an area of 760 square km and hosts a wide variety of habitats ranging from savanna woodlands to gallery forests and sandstone hills.
- Deux Balés National Park. The Deux Balés National Park is located in the Mouhoun Province in central eastern Burkina Faso. The park was established in 1937 and occupies an area of 610 square km.
- Kaboré Tambi National Park. The Kaboré Tambi National Park is located in Burkina Faso between the country’s border with Ghana and Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso.
- W of the Niger National Park. The W National Park is an important national park in West Africa. The park is named so as it based around the ‘W’ shaped meander of the River Niger.
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Arli National Park, often called Arly, is a national park located in Tapoa Province, southeastern Burkina Faso. It adjoins Benin 's Pendjari National Park in the south and the Singou Reserve in the west.
- 760 km² (290 sq mi)
- Burkina Faso
- 1954
- Diapaga
National parks. Burkina Faso has four national parks: Arli National Park, existing since 1954 (see also Arly-Singou) Deux Balés National Park. Kaboré Tambi National Park (formerly Pô National Park ), existing since 1976. W of the Niger National Park, a transfrontier park existing since 1957.
Arly-Singou. Deux Balés National Park. Kaboré Tambi National Park. Mare aux Hippopotames. W National Park.
The W National Park ( French: Parc national du W) [1] or W Regional Park (French: W du Niger) is a major national park in West Africa around a meander in the Niger River shaped like the letter W (French: double v ). The park includes areas of the three countries Niger, Benin and Burkina Faso, and is governed by the three governments.
Named after the shape of the Niger River in its northernmost section bordering the Niger portion of the protected area, W National Park is an anchoring component of the WAP Complex. Pendjari and W national parks are connected to a network of protected areas that straddle Benin, Burkina Faso and Niger.