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Protected AreaApi Nampa Conservation Area
Darchula
Named after Api (7,132 m) and Nampa peaks; part of the Kailash Sacred Landscape
Religious SiteBadimalika Temple
Bajura
Shakti Peeth on the Malika hill; major pilgrimage of far-western Nepal
AttractionDodhara Chandani Bridge
Kanchanpur
A 1,452.96 m multi-span suspension bridge over the Mahakali River, opened in 2005 and one of the longest pedestrian bridges in Nepal.
LakeGhodaghodi Tal
Kailali
Ramsar wetland site (designated 13 August 2003) and bird sanctuary (declared March 2022) in the Siwalik Hills at 205 m elevation, covering 2,563 ha.
AttractionJethi Bahurani
Bajhang
Peak visible from the Surma Sarovar trekking trail, named in the Surma Rural Municipality article alongside the lake and alpine meadows.
National ParkKhaptad National Park
Bajhang
Established at the advice of the Hindu sage Khaptad Baba; rolling moorland with 224 medicinal plant species
AttractionOm Parvat
Darchula
Mountain of 5,590 m on the India-Nepal border whose south face bears a natural snow pattern resembling the sacred Om symbol, most clearly visible between late June and October.
LakeRamaroshan Site (Ramaroshan Lake)
Achham
A major tourism site at 2,500 m altitude, known as the land of 12 lakes and 18 meadow patches (patans) with stiff rocky cliffs.
AttractionSeti River
Bajhang
Major river of far-western Nepal on whose bank the district headquarters Chainpur stands; it originates from the Saipal Himalayan range in northern Bajhang.
National ParkShuklaphanta National Park
Kanchanpur
Home to the world's largest known barasingha congregation; Nepal's largest continuous grassland patch (Shukla Phanta); wildlife reserve 1976, national park 2017
