Karnali Zone
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| Karnali कर्णाली |
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| Country |  Nepal |
| Region | Mid-Western |
| Zone | Karnali |
| Time zone | Nepal Time (UTC+5:45) |
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Karnali Zone (Nepali: कर्णाली अञ्चल
Listen (help·info), is an anchal or zone (first-order administrative district) in the Mid-Western Development Region of Nepal. The headquarters is Jumla.
Karnali Zone is one of the poorest and most remote regions of Nepal, not very accessible by road yet. There are airfields in all districts except Kalikot which is connected by seasonal roadways to Jumla Airport.
Karnali Zone is the largest zone of Nepal, with two National Parks. Shey Phoksundo National Park Shey Phoksundo (with Phoksundo Lake), famous for the Snow Leopard is Nepal's largest Park with area of 3,555km². Rara National Park surrounds Rara Lake -- Nepal's largest lake 10.2km² -- known as the Pearl of Nepal.
[edit] Districts
Karnali is divided into 5 districts:
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