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Puzzle #63 was Hemis National Park.

Hemis National Park, a high-elevation national park near Hemis in the Leh district of Ladakh in India, is located 50 km (31 mi) from Leh town, the capitals of Ladakh. Globally famous for its endangered snow leopards, it has the highest density of them in any protected area in the world. The park is also home to a number of other endangered mammal species.

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What the record says

Puzzle 63 ran on 16 Sep 2026 and the answer was Hemis National Park, played with 6 guesses against 4 columns. On the record: Country - India; IUCN category - II; Area band - 2,000–9,999 km². The numbers: Established - 1980s.

Beyond the grid the record adds Established - 1981; Area - 4,100 km² (2,000–9,999 km²).

Parkdle builds its record from Wikidata - CC0 1.0 and IUCN protected-area management category guidelines. The description above comes from the same place the game credits on every reveal: English Wikipedia verbatim extract, CC BY-SA 4.0. The puzzle itself is still playable in the archive, and every answer that has been and gone is listed on the past-answers page.

How it scored

Country
India
IUCN category
II
Established
1980s
Area band
2,000–9,999 km²

Also on the record

Established
1981
Area
4,100 km² (2,000–9,999 km²)

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