Panchala is an ancient region of northern India, which corresponds to the geographical area around the Ganges River and Yamuna River, the upper Gangetic plain in particular.

This encompasess the modern-day states of Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh.

During the ancient times, it is home to a confederacy, the Panchalas and in c. 6th century BCE, it is considered as one of the solasa (sixteen) mahajanapadas.