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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Mountain in Madhya Pradesh, India}}<br />
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The '''Maikal Hills''' are range of hills in the state of eastern [[Madhya Pradesh]] and [[Chhattisgarh]] India. The Maikal Hills are an eastern part of the [[Satpura]]s in [[Kawardha District]] of Chhattisgarh and [[Anuppur district]] of Madhya Pradesh, overlooking the scenic town of [[Kawardha]]. Their altitudes range from 340 m to 942 m above sea level. This densely forested and thinly populated range gives rise to several streams and rivers including the tributaries of [[Narmada River|Narmada]] and [[Wainganga River|Wainganga]] rivers. The hills are inhabited by two tribal peoples, the [[Baiga (tribe)|Baigas]] and the [[Gondi people|Gond]]s. The hill range is rich in flora and fauna wealth.<ref>[http://www.india9.com/i9show/Maikal-Hill-Range-52151.htm Maikal Hill Range in India]</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
This region was known as [[Mekala]] and was once ruled by the [[Panduvamshis of Mekala]]. Their territory included parts of the present-day [[Mandla district|Mandla]], [[Shahdol district|Shahdol]], and [[Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh|Bilaspur]] districts.<ref>{{cite book |author=Ajaya Mitra Shastri |title=Inscriptions of the Śarabhapurīyas, Pāṇḍuvaṁśins, and Somavaṁśins: Part I |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Idd9i5nP160C&pg=PA47 |year=1995 |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass |isbn=978-81-208-0635-1 |page=118}}</ref><br />
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== Culture ==<br />
Folk songs are part of the heritage of the tribal peoples of the Maikal Hills.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Elwin|first1=Verrier|title=Folk-songs of the Maikal Hills|last2=Hivale|first2=Shamrao|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=1944|location=London}}</ref><br />
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==Geography==<br />
The Maikal are a hilly region in central India. This mountain range is one of the broad topographical divisions of Chhattisgarh. The landscape of Satpuda-Maikal extends for a distance of about five hundred kilometer. To one side of this stretch of landscape, the [[Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary]] of Chhattisgarh is located. On the other side of the Satpuda-Maikal lies the [[Melghat]] Tiger Reserve of Maharashtra. This stretch of land extends along with Satpuda and Maikal range in Chhattisgarh.<ref>[http://www.mapsofindia.com/chhattisgarh/geography/maikal-range.html Maikal Range ] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604020151/http://www.mapsofindia.com/chhattisgarh/geography/maikal-range.html |date=2011-06-04 }}</ref><br />
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==Natural Reserves==<br />
The following [[protected areas]] are located in the range:<br />
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===Kanha National Park===<br />
[[Kanha National Park]] is a national park and a Tiger Reserve in the [[Mandla]] and [[Balaghat]] districts of Madhya Pradesh and located in the Maikal hills of the Satpuras. Besides harbouring a viable population of the [[tiger]], Kanha has distinguished itself in saving the endangered hard ground [[barasingha]] from extinction, and supporting the last world population of this deer species<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wildindiaguide.com/national-parks-india/kanha-national-park.html |title=Kanha National Park |access-date=20 January 2009 |archive-date=19 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419063634/http://www.wildindiaguide.com/national-parks-india/kanha-national-park.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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===Geology===<br />
The hills are known to contain [[bauxite]], an ore for [[aluminium]].<br />
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File:Maikal Hills.jpg|Maikal Hills ore<br />
File:Biodiversity Rich Maikal Hills.jpg|Healing Vegetation of Maikal Hills<br />
File:Healing Flora of Kabirdham District.jpg|Flora of Kabirdham District<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Mekala]]<br />
*[[Bhoramdev Wildlife Sanctuary]]<br />
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