Dampa or Dampha Tiger Reserve is the largest wildlife sanctuary in the North-eastern state of Mizoram. In 1994, it was declared a tiger reserve. Situated in west Mizoram, near the Bangladesh border (127 km from Aizawl), this wildlife sanctuary cum tiger reserve covers 550 sq km. The tropical forests of Dampa house dense jungle, hills, yawning valleys, streams, and natural salt licks.