Shey Phoksundo National Park

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Shey Phoksundo National Park covering an area of 3,555 square kilometers, is the largest and the only trans-Himalayan National Park in Nepal. Large portion of the park is located in Dolpa District district with 810 square kilometers in Mugu District district.

The park was formally gazetted in 1984 with its head quarters in Palam, in Dolpa district.

The park contains the famous Phoksundo Lake, the deepest lake in Nepal.