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Nepal Country Facts
Nepal highlights Nepal is a small , landlocked country lying between India and Tibet, not known to many people in the world .Often people know Nepal as the country of Everest , a place that offers excellent treks to the Himalayas.But Nepal offers amazing and diverse holiday opportunities for a country of its size.Nepal's medieval capital, Kathmandu, houses seven world heritage sites declared by the UNESCO.Kathmandu is often termed as a open museum of medieval arts and monuments.Mountain Everest , world's highest mountain at 8848 m and eight out of world's ten highest mountains lie in Nepal.Nepal is a top destination for alpine trekkers and mountaineers.Nepal's Lumbini, the birthplace of the Buddha, is the holiest destination for Buddhists from all over the world.There are more bird species in Nepal than the number in USA and Canada combined, 840 species.We have 300 species of orchids, 600 indigenous plant families and 15 familes (500 species) of butterflies.While we have world's highest mountains in the north but in the south we have famous tropical National park where you can enjoy elephant back safari watching tigers, rhinos and crocodiles.A home of 60 ethnic groups speaking 70 different languages , Nepal is a really alluring place to visit. History Nepal's history dates back to ancient times with several references on ancient Hindu texts. Buddha was born in the city state of Lumbini in 500 BC in Nepal. The recorded history in Nepal starts from fifth crentury , the Changunarayan temple in Kathmandu dates back to the same period. The Lichhavi King Amsuvarma (602 AD)married his daughter Bhrikuti with the Tibetan king Shrong tsong Gompo, with which Buddhism spread from Nepal to Tibet. She brought one Buddha statue from Nepal to Tibet which one can see in Jokhang Temple of Lhasa even today. Geography Roughly the size of England , with an rough average of 800km in length (east to west) and 200km in width (north to south), Nepal is almost rectangular in shape.Nepal borders with India on three sides east,west and south and to the north lies Tibet region of China. From the south to the north, Nepal can be divided into three distinct physical belts, each of which extends east to west across the country. Flora and fauna Nepal has alpine , temperate and tropical, all kinds of flora and fauna. Nepal boasts to be the home of Bengal tiger, rhinos, elephants, deers, wild bison and crocodiles just to mention the few.Simillarly the alpine regions of Langtang is the home for endangered species of red panda and snow leopards. The varitiesof flora and fauna found in such a small country is really mind boggling. World heritage sites Nepal has altogether 10 world heritage sites declared by the UNESCO , out of which seven are in Kathmandu valley and the rest are outside of Kathmandu. World heritage sites (Cultural)
World heritage sites (Natural)
Climate and clothing While Nepal can be visited throughout the year, the best times is October through May. Trekking is halted during winter at high altitudes . But at lower altitudes it can be done all throuh the winter. Trekking is not possible during monsoon but trekking tours in rain shodow zones like Mustang and Dolpo can be are better done at this time.
The temperature table above would give you an idea about the clothings you should bring while visiting Nepal.For clothings required for a trekking , visit our Nepal trekking information page. People There are 60 ethnic groups speaking 70 different languages in Nepal.Nepal's population was formed by a large-scale migrations of Mongoloid groups from Tibet and Indo-Aryan people from northern India, along with aboriginal people .This has produced a diverse linguistic, ethnic, and religious pattern in Nepal.The Tibeto-Nepalese groups include the Tamang, Rai, Limbu, Sherpa and Sunwar. They live in the north and east, while the Magar and Gurung inhabit central Nepal.The mid hills are inhabited by Bramhins and Chhertries and miscellaneous groups.Most of the Nepalese live in villages or in small market centres. Festivals It is often joked in Nepal that we have more festivals than days in a year. Language Nepali is the official language. English is understood by majority of the people in the cities.In the villages different ethnic groups speak their own languages. Religion Hindus are about 75-80% and Buddhists are about 15% of total population.Some people follow both Hinduism and Buddhism.Rest are Muslims and others. Unlike in India the Hindus in Nepal more open and reasily adopting to new ivalues.Being the birth place of Lord Buddha , Nepalese are greatly influenced by Buddhism.In remote Himalayan regions like Dolpo ,one still finds people practicing pre Buddhist religion of Bonpo.Some of the mountain communities practice Shamanism.
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