Nepal


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  Location :

Between India and the Tibetan autonomous region of Peoples Republic of China.
  Area : 147,181 sq. kms.
  Latitude : 26 degrees12' and 30 degrees 27' North.
  Longitude : 80 degrees 4' and 88 degrees 12' East .
  Capital : Kathmandu.
  People : 40 Ethnic groups and 70 spoken languages
  Political-System : Multiple Democracy with Constitutional Monarch.
  Topography : From the worlds deepest Gorge to highest point on earth 'the Everest'.
  Vegetation  : As per size of the country, Nepal possesses some of the most outstanding bio-diversity in the world, ranging from sub-tropical rain forests to alpine deserts.
 Weather : Climate ranges from tropical in the low lands to Arctic in the higher altitudes
  Seasons :

  1. Winter -(Dec-Feb)

  2. Summer-(Mar-May)

  3. Monsoon-(Sep-Nov)
  Monsoon : Mostly rains at night making the following day crispy, clear and fresh. Most of the northern belt of the Trans - Himalayan zone is rain shadowed and ideal for trekking.
  National Bird : Impean Pheasant (Danfe).
  National Flower : Rhododendron -Arboreum (Lali Gurans)

WORLD HERITAGE SITES (Cultural)

(One of the few countries in the world where seven world heritage sites are situated within 20 kms of radius.)

  1. Swayambhu Nath

  2. Bouddha Nath

  3. Changu Narayan

  4. Pashupathi Nath

  5. Bhaktapur Durbar Square

  6. Kathmandu Durbar  Square

  7. Patan Durbar  Square

  8. Lumbini

WORLD HERITAGE SITES (Natural)

  1. Everest National Park  (1148 sq. kms)

  2. Royal Chitwan  National Park  (932 sq. kms)

NATIONAL PARKS

  1. Royal Bardia National Park(968 sq. kms)

  2. Langtang National  Park (1710 sq. kms)

  3. Shey-Phoksundo National Park(3555 sq. kms)

  4. Rara National Park (106 sq. kms)

  5. Khaptad National Park (225 sq. kms)

  6. Makalu-Barun National Park (2330 sq. kms)

  7. Kanchanjungha National Park .

WILDLIFE RESERVES

  1. Sukla Phanta reserve(305 sq. kms)

  2. Parsa reserve(499 sq. kms)

  3. Koshi-Tappu reserve( 175 sq. kms)

CONSERVATION AREAS

  1. Annapurna (2600 sq. kms)

  2. Makalu-Barun (2300 sq. kms)

HUNTING AREAS

  1. Dhorpatan (1325 sq. kms)

ENDANGERED SPECIES

Tiger, Snow Leopard, Clouded Leopard, Red Panda, Brown Bear, Asamese Macaque, Gangetic dolphin, Wolf, Wild Elephant, Giant Horn Bill, Swamp deer, Wild yak, Nayan, Tibetan antelope, Black buck, four horned antelope, Musk deer pigmy Hog, Haspid hare, Pangolin, Gharial, Indian Bustard, Saras crane, Impean pheasant, Pyhthon.  

WILDLIFE

This country harbors one of the worlds best habitat for one horned rhino, Royal Bengal tiger, Snow Leopard, Clouded Leopard, Red Panda, Blue sheep and long snouted fish eating Gharial. Other wildlife includes wild elephants, buffaloes, bisons, blue bull, brown bear, sloth bear, leopard, crocodiles, and many varieties of cat, dog, deer, and antelope families. And 840 species of wet land, migratory birds and residential birds.

A LIVING CULTURAL HERITAGE

Our heritage is alive  and dynamic. Shamanism, Panimism and witch craft are still practiced in remote areas. Temples, shrines, monuments, and monasteries are extremely active with devotees burning butter lamps, singing hymns and playing drums.

What Others Have Said About Nepal

  • as per the size of the country possess one of the highest concentration and
    distribution  of bio-diversity.

  • Land of living Goddess

  • Melting pot of Hinduism and Buddhism

  • The country of Mount Everest

  • Country of non stop festivals

  • Africa of Asia and Switzerland of the Orient

  • Himalayan pilgrimage

  • Shangri-la

  • Roof of the world

  • Ultimate destination of Mysticism and exoticism

  • Land of yak and yeti

  • Land of eight-thousanders

  • Land of 1047 lamastries and monasteries

  • Birth place of apostle of peace - Lord Buddha

  • Living cultural museum of the world

  • Abodes multitudes of gods and goddesses

  • Anthropological treasure land

  • Only country still practicing Bonpo-Pre Buddhistic Spiritism

  • Only cherry that flowers in winter

  • Some of the worlds highest villages

  • 91 plants named after Nepal

  • the only Hindu kingdom in the world

  • Cologists dreamland

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