National Herbal Park
| National Herbal Park | |
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| အမျိုးသား ဆေးဖက်ဝင် အပင်များ ပန်းခြံ | |
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Entrance to the park | |
| Type | Urban park |
| Location | Naypyidaw |
| Area | 200 acres (0.81 km2) |
| Created | 2008 |
| Status | Open all year |
The National Herbal Park (Burmese: အမျိုးသား ဆေးဖက်ဝင် အပင်များ ပန်းခြံ) is a 200-acre (0.81 km2) park located near the Naypyidaw-Taungnyo Road in Naypyidaw, Myanmar. Over 20,000 herbal and medicinal plants, representing over 700 species from the various states and divisions of Myanmar, are grown in the park. The herbal park is part of the government's efforts to protect and preserve the herbs from depletion and extinction and to keep alive the country's traditional system of medicines. It opened on 4 January 2008.[1] There is no entry fee.
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Coordinates: 19°44′58.27″N 96°6′28.55″E / 19.7495194°N 96.1079306°E
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