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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Ghodaghodi Lake1.JPG — Ganesh Paudel, CC BY-SA 3.0.","cite":"\"Kailali District\". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/kailali-district. Retrieved 21 October 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-02T06:19:02Z","facts_checked":"2026-10-21","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/places/kailali-district","en":"https://diginpl.com/places/kailali-district","ne":"https://diginpl.com/places/kailali-district?lang=ne"}}