Karnali
कर्णालीUntouched highlands — Khas roots, Rara's blue lake, and Nepal's quietest trails.
Karnali is Nepal's largest and least crowded province — a high-mountain frontier of Khas-speaking communities, sacred lakes like Rara, and the headwaters of the Karnali river. From Jumla's apple orchards to Dolpo's Bon monasteries, the rhythm here is slow, the air thin, and the traditions ancient.
Find vendors in KarnaliCapital: Birendranagar
Capital
Birendranagar
Districts
10
Cities
82
Languages
Khas Nepali, Magar +2
Signature festivals
- Maghi
- Bada Dashain
- Saune Sankranti
- Janai Purnima
- Chaite Dashain
Signature dishes
- Marsi rice
- Sisno (nettle soup)
- Dhindo
- Kodo ko roti
- Chhurpi
Notable traditions
- Deuda dance
- Khas folk music
- Dolpo Bon rituals
- Apple-farming heritage
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82 cities in this province
- Birendranagar
- Narayan
- Jumla
- Bheri
- Musikot
- Sharada
- Dullu
- Aathbiskot
- Manma
- Gamgadhi
- Simikot
- Aathabis
- Adanchuli
- Bagchaur
- Banfikot
- Bangad Kupinde
- Barahtal
- Barekot
- Bhagawatimai
- Bhairabi
- Bheriganga
- Chamunda Bindrasaini
- Chandannath
- Chankheli
- Chaukune
- Chaurjahari
- Chharka Tangsong
- Chhatreshwori
- Chhayanath Rara
- Chhedagad
- Chingad
- Darma
- Dhorchaur
- Dolpo Buddha
- Dungeshwor
- Gurans
- Gurbhakot
- Guthichaur
- Hima
- Jagadulla
- Junichande
- Kaike
- Kalimati
- Kanakasundari
- Kapurkot
- Khandachakra
- Kharpunath
- Khatyad
- Kumakhmalika
- Kuse
- Lekbeshi
- Mahabu
- Mahawai
- Mudkechula
- Mugum Karmarong
- Namkha
- Naraharinath
- Naumule
- Pachaljharana
- Palata
- Panchpuri
- Patrasi
- Raskot
- Sani Bheri
- Sanni Tribeni
- Sarkegad
- Shey Phoksundo
- Shiwalaya
- Simkot
- Simta
- Sinja
- Soru
- Tanjakot
- Tatopani
- Thantikandh
- Thuli Bheri
- Tila
- Tilagufa
- Tribeni
- Tribeni
- Tribeni Nalagad
- Tripurasundari
Districts in Karnali
Rukum West
Salyan
Dolpa
Jumla
Mugu
Humla
Kalikot
Jajarkot
Dailekh
Surkhet