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Nepal - the Himalayan Country
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Nepal: The native homeland of
famous Sherpa climbers and Gurkha Soldiers. This
Himalayan country is situated in the heart of Asia, on
the southern slopes of the great Himalayan range,
sandwiched between China in the north and India in the
southeast. Nepal is about 800 kilometers long and 180 to
220 kilometers wide. Altitude varies from 60 to 8848
meters, from Tarai (lowland, bordering Nepal and India)
to Himalaya (including Mt. Everest. The highest peak in
the world, bordering Nepal and Tibet). Nepal is divided
into four physical divisions (Terai, Mahabharat
foothills, mid- green mountains and the high Himalayan
peaks). The major religions are Hinduism and Buddhism (Lumbini
is situated in Nepal, which is the birth place of Lord
Buddha). Due to its landlocked nature, visitors can
enter Nepal by flights or overland via India and Tibet.
There are direct flights from most of the important
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Season: Nepal has four climatic seasons. Spring:
March to May (Ideal time for sightseeing and trekking in
the mountain areas. Summer: June to August (off-season
for trekking. Autumn: September to November (ideal time
for sightseeing and trekking in the mountain areas.
Winter: December to February (Ideal time for sightseeing
and low altitude trekking).
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Places of interest in Nepal |
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Kathmandu: Kathmandu valley (the capital) is indeed
a unique type of valley, wearing an exotic setting.
Twenty-five centuries back it stood as a titanic lake.
It is completely surrounded by a tier of green mountain
walls above which to the north tower the mighty
snow-capped peaks during the winter. It consists of four
major cities carrying great historic, artistic and
cultural interest. They include
Kathmandu (Kantipur),
Patan (Lalitpur),
Bhaktapur (Bhadgaon)
and
Kirtipur.
Ironically speaking, Kathmandu valley was an empire
consisting of for petty kingdoms till the Seventeenth
Century A.D. The four kingdoms of Kathmandu (Kantipur),
Patan (Lalitpur), Bhaktpur (Bhadgaon) and Kirtipur have
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Pokhara: This
mountain city is the main trek starting and ending
points for
Mt. Annapurna Region and situated 200 kilometers
away from Kathmandu. The
Pokhara valley stands one of the most picturesque
sites of Nepal. Some believe it to be the Nepalese
Paradise in the ecological sense. The perpetual beauty
of the valley is enhanced by its three renowned lakes
including Phewa, Begnas and Rupa, which own their
natural resource in the glacial sector of the Annapurna
Range of the Supreme Himalayas. The Annapurna Range is
virtually the abode of five major peaks namely Annapurna
I, Annapurna II , Annapurna III, Annapurna IV and
Annapurna South. The scenic beauty of the tall deep
waterfall also makes our trip more enchanting. The
striking landmark is none other than Mt. Machhapuchhare
(the metaphorical usage of Fish-Tail).
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Lumbini:
Lumbini is the
birthplace of Lord Buddha, born in 623 B.C. A holy
place in southwest Terai (lowland) of Nepal (about 22
kilometers from Taulihawa Bazar), evokes a kind of holy
sentiment to the millions of Buddhists all over the
world -as do Jerusalem to Christians and Mecca to
Muslims. It is situated 250 kilometers southwest of
Kathmandu. The broken Ashokan pillar, remnants of an old
monastery, images of Buddha's mother Maya Devi, etc. are
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