Bicuari National Park
Bicuari National Park (Portuguese: Parque Nacional do Bicuar; also called Bicuar National Park or Bikuar/Huila National Park) is a national park in Angola. It is located in the south-west region of the country on the Huila Plateau, about 120 km SE of Lubango. The park is an area of sandy hills and shrub thicket character. The climate is tropical semi-arid. Bicuar was established as a hunting reserve in 1938, and reformed as a national park in 1964. Historically known for its large mammals, such as the black buffalo, the park suffered heavily in the Angolan Civil War (1975-2002). During this time the animals were mostly or entirely exterminated, but the Angolan Government is now undertaking efforts to rebuild the infrastructure and resettle the animals.
Q5146
Portuguese
Concept
Q97356582
national park
UNK
Q916
Angola
LOC
Q214572
Huila
LOC
Q122044
Lubango
LOC
Q12055176
Angolan Civil War
EVE
Q3123455
Bicuari National Park
LOC
1938-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1938
DATE
1964-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1964
DATE
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1975
NUMBER
-2002^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#decimal
-2002
NUMBER
country
located in the administrative territorial entity
significant place
inception