Radom National Park (alternate Al-Radom Reserve; ar, محمية الردوم الطبيعية) is a

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, Sudan,

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. Most of it is disputed nowadays between Sudan and

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, as the area of

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, which makes up the vast majority of the National Park, was to be transferred to South Sudan through the Comprehensive Peace Agreement of 2005. However, Sudan is still holding some weak control over the area. The area became a safe haven for smugglers since. The Park is in size. The Adda and Umblasha Rivers form the park’s northern and southern boundaries. Contiguous to Radom is the Andre Felix National Park of the

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. Established as a park, it was designated in 1979 as a member of the

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. Rivers, streams, and permanent pools cover much of the park, which is characterized as a wooded savannah. Approximately 90% of the habitat is shrubland, while the remainder is forest. Annual rainfall ranges between ; the mean annual relative humidity ranges between 57-65%; and the average annual temperature is 16-27 C. Major villages within the park include: Radom, Mesheitir, Bireikat, Um Gudul, Songo, al Hufra, Bimeza, Deim Gushara, Chili West, Majid, Dafag, Titribi, Kafindibei West, Kafindibei East, Amara, Um Hugaar, Kafiakingi, Karmandoura, and Shioulla.

Conservation issues

The park has suffered from commercial game poaching. Subsequent to the country's 1985 famine era, the

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completely disappeared from the park. The defassa waterbuck has also disappeared from the park.

References

{{authority control National parks of Sudan Biosphere reserves of Sudan IUCN Category II Protected areas established in 1979 Important Bird Areas of South Sudan