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'Mahakali' is one of the fourteen zones of Nepal. It stretches along Nepal's far western border with India, marked by the Mahakali River. In the very northern section of the border there has been a long lingering boundary dispute with India (Kalapani area).
Mahakali's headquarters are in Amaragadhi (Dadeldhura). This zone cover Himalayan range (including Api pic) in north, Hill valleys, Valley of Inner tarai (Patan in Baitadi district) in center and the outer tarai is in the south, the name is of this zone is from the Mahakali river which is bordering river after sugauli treaty signed with British east India company government, the meaning of Mahakali is one of the main goodes in Hindu religion also called kali in Nepali Language. The border of this zone touch china in north India in south and east and Seti Zone is west.

Mahakali is divided into 4 districts:

★ Baitadi District

★ Dadeldhura District

★ Darchula District

★ Kanchanpur District
The largest city of Mahakali Zone is Mahendranagar, Mahendranagar is also the headquarter of Kanchanpur district. Other main towns of Mahakali zoon are Dashrathchand, Patan (Baitadi)and Darchula Bajar etc.
Mahakali hosts one of Nepal's former wildlife reserves, now a national park: Suklaphanta in Kanchanpur district in the Terai plain.
See also:

★ Zones of Nepal

★ Districts of Nepal

★ Regions of Nepal