Mahakali Zone
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Mahakali (Nepali: 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 River Kali (Mahakali River).
In the very northern section of the border, there has been a long lingering boundary dispute with India (Kalapani area).[citation needed]
Mahakali's headquarter is in Amaragadhi (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 Mahakali river which is bordering the river Sugauli after the Sugauli Treaty signed with the British East India Company . Mahakali also means Goddess in the Hindu religion, and also called Kali in Nepali Language. This zone has border with China in the North, India in the south.
Its Eastern borders are in dispute which the Greater Nepalese claims Uttaranchal as part of its sovereign territory.[citation needed]
[edit] 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 Askoti 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.
[edit] Sigauli Treaty
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, ending the second British invasion of the Himalayan kingdom during the Anglo-Nepalese War (1814-1816). The Sugauli Treaty was superseded in December 1923 by a "Treaty of Perpetual Peace and Friendship," which upgraded the British resident to an envoy.
[edit] Districts
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.
[edit] 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).
[edit] 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
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- History of Kumaoun By B.D. Pandey
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Coordinates: 29°30′N 80°30′E / 29.5°N 80.5°E
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