Kalapani Region:
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Kalapani is a valley that is administered by India as a part of the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand.
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It is situated on the Kailash Mansarovar route.
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Kalapani is advantageously located at a height of over 20,000 ft and serves as an observation post for that area.
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The Kali River in the Kalapani region demarcates the border between India and Nepal.
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The Treaty of Sugauli signed by the Kingdom of Nepal and British India (after Anglo-Nepalese War) in 1816 located the Kali River as Nepal’s western boundary with India.
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The discrepancy in locating the source of the Kali river led to boundary disputes between India and Nepal, with each country producing maps supporting their own claims.
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Why in News? Claimed by Nepal as its own territory.
