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About Nepal

The Himalyan Kingdom


Namaste! Welcome to a land you will never forget - a land of snow-capped mountains, quiet river valleys, of ancient preserved cities with towering pagoda temples and friendly people. Nepal offers something for every one - a pilgrim, a casual visitor, a tourist, travelers, trekkers, poets and those in search of a personal Shangri-La.

Within the borders of this small country is an astounding variety of animals, plants and geologic formations.

The world's tallest mountain - Sagarmatha (Mt. Everest), commands the north, while the luxurious jungles of the Terai-filled with birds and beasts, command the south. In nearly a dozen wilderness parks and reserves you can find everything from the majestic Royal Bengal Tiger, Great One-horned Rhinoceros to the nimble Musk deer and the elusive Snow leopard.

Nepal is a land for all seasons. There are a myriad places to go, people to meet and sites to see. To name a few, Kathmandu or Kirthipur, Patan or Lalitapur. Badgaon or Bhaktapur. Three ancient cities a few miles apart from each other with their Temples, Stupas, Monasteries, Palaces, Durbar squares and Markets.

There are delightful and colourful festivals the year around.

For the adventurous, there are exciting activities in the form of Trekking, White Water Rafting, Biking, Mountaineering and Jungle Safaris.

Nepal is a land where Arts & Culture are as well preserved as the Valleys and Forests. Temples enriched with woodcarvings and bronzes, millennium-old statues standing along the wayside, songs and dances unchanged for centuries and entire cities preserved in their medieval splendour. It is a place where craft traditions are as vital as they were a thousand years ago, a place where one can buy woodcarvings, statues, gems and weavings similar to those of the ancient world.

 

 

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Republic

Ram Baran Yadav

Kathmandu

29,519,114

147,181 km2

Nepali

GMT+ 05:45

Rupee(NPR)
+977

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