Kechana Kawal

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| name = Kachan Kawal

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| native_name = कचन कवल

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| settlement_type = Previously the lowest point of Nepal
The lowest point of Koshi Province

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| map_caption = Map of the village development committees in Jhapa District

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Koshi Province

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| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Province No. 1

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| subdivision_name2 = Jhapa District

| subdivision_type3 = Municipality

| subdivision_name3 = Kachankawal Rural Municipality|

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| population_density_km2 = auto

| timezone = Nepal Time

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| coordinates = {{coord|26.372926|88.022659|type:adm2nd_region:NP_source:unmaps-enwiki|display=inline,title}}

| elevation_m = 70

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Kachan Kawal ({{langx|ne|कचन कवल}}) is a place located in Kachan kawal Rural Municipality (previously, Kechana VDC) of Koshi Province of Nepal. At an elevation of {{convert|70|m|ft|abbr=}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Geography – Nepal Embassy Dhaka |url=https://bd.nepalembassy.gov.np/blog/geography/#:~:text=The%20highest%20point%20in%20the,in%20Jhapa%20(60%20m). |access-date=2022-12-03 |language=en-US}} above sea level, it was declared the lowest point of Nepal previously{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2OybBgAAQBAJ&dq=kechana%2520elevation&pg=PA22 |title=Geology of the Nepal Himalaya: Regional Perspective of the Classic Collided Orogen |last=Dhital |first=Megh Raj |date=2015-02-11 |publisher=Springer |isbn=9783319024967 |language=en}} But according to new survey by the Government of Nepal in 2017 and some other institutions, Mukhiyapatti Musharniya of Dhanusha District at 59 metres has been declared the new lowest point of Nepal. On the other hand, Mount Everest, the highest point in Nepal and on Earth, is located in Khumjung of Solukhumbu District in the same province No. 1.{{Cite web |url= http://ddcjhapa.gov.np/en/ |title= Brief Introduction |date= |publisher=Jhapa Municipality |access-date=3 November 2017}}{{Cite web |url=http://placesmap.net/NP/Kechana-Kawal-705782/ |title=Kechana Kawal |date= |publisher=placemap.net |access-date=3 November 2017}}