Kathmandu valley is located in the flat land of Nepal’s midhill region at an altitude of 1337 m above the sea level. Temperate climate is found here. Being the capital city of Nepal, Kathmandu has the high pressure of population. Kathmandu should be taken as the place carrying the history of ancient age, the place …
Nepal has age old relationship with Tibet and China. Having become strong relation from the time of Amsuvarma, the Thakuri king of the Lichchhavi period, the relationship of Nepal-China-Tibet has becoming stronger in the later years. Three big wars occurred between Nepal and China-Tibet in 1788, 1791 and 1855 AD. The first war ended with …
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The Treaty of Sugauli Government of Nepal on May 28th, 1815 AD had Guru Gajaraj Mishra and Chandra Shekhar Upadhyaya as its envoys to Sugauli to have a negotiation about the treaty with Bradshaw, the representative of Company Government. But the negotiation failed when Nepal refused to have a dialogue about the treaty due to …
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Nepal is a landlocked country located in between two big neighbouring countries; India and China. Nepal had to fight sometimes with Tibet and China and sometimes to Britain to protect the existence of the country. Nepal never came under the control of other countries and was able to protect its sovereignty and independence even at …
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Prithvi Narayan Shah was the son of Narabhupal Shah. He was born on 27th Push, 1779 in Gorkha. Prithivi Narayan Shah was an eminent king. Gorkha evolved as the state of royal dynasty following the ascension of Kshetriya king, Drabya Shah, the son of the king of Lamjung, Yasobrahma Shah, to the throne of Gorkha …
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The heritages, monuments established as the properties during the development process of human mind, society and culture are precious heritages. The heritages are the shared heritage of the world humankind and protection of them is the responsibility of all of us. These heritages once destroyed are generally impossible to reconstruct. The destruction of such heritages …
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1. Sagarmatha National Park Establishment: 2032 BS (1976 AD) Establishment of buffer zone: 2058 BS (2002 AD) Area: 1,148 sq. km. Area of buffer zone: 275 sq. km. Located in Solukhumbu district of State Number 1 in eastern Nepal, the national park has spread incorporating the world’s tallest mountain, Mt. Everest (8848 m). Its pride …
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A) Kathmandu Valley After Nepal ratified the convention or became a member, Nepal appealed for enlistment of peerless, incomparable cultural heritages of Kathmandu valley because of their unique global importance, authenticity and ceaselessness, and UNESCO/WHC approved the appeal and decided to include them in world heritage (UNESCO/WHC, 1979). This way, after enlistment of the seven …
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1. Land Land is one of the important natural resources of Nepal. As there is variation in the geography and vegetation, the condition and quality of the soil is also very different here. According to the Land Resource Mapping Project (1978/79), the percentage of arable land in Nepal is 18%. Some Land Management Practices in …
Nepal is a landlocked country located in South Asia. It lies between latitude 26° 22′ to 30° 27′ north and longitudes 80° 4′ to 88° 12′ east. Nepal occupies 0.03% of the total land of the world, 0.3% of Asia and 3% of the South Asia. Nepal lies between two giant countries of Asia: India …
