| Mahakali महाकाली |
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Mahakali (Devnagari:महाकाली) is one of the fourteen zones of Nepal, it is the most western part of Nepal and has an area of 6205 km2. It stretches along Nepal's far western border with India, marked by the Kali River or Mahakali River originate from Kalapani.
Mahakali's headquarter is Amaragadhi of (Dadeldhura district). This zone covers Himalayan range (including Api pic) in the North, Hill valleys, Valley of Inner Tarai (Patan in Baitadi district) in the center and the outer Tarai in the South. The name of this zone is derived from the Kali River.
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Geography
The Boundary of this Region was Kali river on the west and Seti Zone on the east. After the Sugauli Treaty (also spelled Segowlee) was signed on December 2, 1815 and ratified on March 4, 1816, between the British East India Company and The Kingdom of Nepal, Kali river became the international boundary with Uttrakhand of India . The zone involves Coldest Byans to hottest Kanchanpur. Api Himalaya Lies on this zone from where Chameliya river originates. Mahakali Zone is divided into four districts:
- Baitadi District with Baitadi as its headquarters, covers an area of 1,519 km2.
- Dadeldhura District with Dadeldhura as its headquarters, covers an area of 1,538 km2.
- Darchula District with Dadeldhura as its headquarters, covers an area of 2,322 km2.
- Kanchanpur District with Mahendranagar as its headquarters, covers an area of 1610 km2.
Language, culture and history
Mahakali Zone of Nepal has distinct language, culture and History. Various dialects of Kumauni language are spoken in this region .Even in the Kanchanpur district, Terai of Mahakali Zone, 80 percent of people speak Kumauni language. Dotiyali dialect of Kumauni language is spoken in dadeldhura district and Baitada dialect of Kumauni Language is spoken in Baitadi and darchula districts. Gora is most famous festival observes in Mahakali Zone. In the ancient time this region was a part of Katyuri kingdom and after this kingdom broken down this zone became a part of Doti kingdom formed the a branch of Katyuris. Brahma dev mandi at kanchanpur district was formed by Katyuri king Brahmadev.
Important cities
The largest city in the Mahakali Zone is Mahendranagar, which is also the headquarter of Kanchanpur district. Other main towns of Mahakali Zone are Dashrathchand, Patan (Baitadi)and Darchula Bajar.
The Amargadhi, the district headquarter, is named after General Amarshing Thapa (a famous Gorkha General) who defended Nepal in the Anglo Nepalalese war (1814-1816).
Sanctuaries
Mahakali hosts one of Nepal's former wildlife reserves, now the Suklaphanta National Park in Kanchanpur district (declared in 1973) in the Terai plains. It covers an area of 305 km2. It is the first National Park of Nepal to preserve a unique ecosystem. UNESCO included this site as a World Heritage site, in the year 1984. Only a part of the park is used for tourism
See also
References
- The Population, Soci-Economic Atlas of Nepal published By The government of Nepal
- History of Kumaoun By B.D. Pandey
Coordinates: 29°30′N 80°30′E / 29.5°N 80.5°E
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