All about Nepal

About Nepal


 Location in the Globe: Asia between India in the south east-west and China in North.
Area : 147,181 sq.km.
Capital City: Kathmandu Population some 1 Million known as the city of temples.
Population: 30 Million
Language: Nepali is the national language along with more than 72 Ethnic Languages and Dialects. However Travel and trade people understand and speak English.
Currency: Nepali Rupees.

 Climate of Nepal
Nepal has four seasons and can be visited all round the year. Winter December _ February: It is difficult to season to make the high passes because of the snow
Spring March-May: This is a great season to visit the country. The weather is a little hot in the lowland and normal in the higher mountains. This is the Flowering season and nice to Trek.
Summer June- August: It is the rainy season for Nepal and Trek can be a little difficult with the flood/ rain and insects. But it is the best season to see the waterfalls/ greenery of the mountains.
Autumn September- November: This is another best season to visit Nepal. The weather is the most appropriate to trek or tour. The mountains are seen beautiful in this season.
Nepal has a sub-tropical climate. But the climatic conditions vary considerably from place to place. To be so the country has a varied altitude like from less than 100m.upto more than 8000m.and the slope and the direction of the mountains also affect the climate. North facing mountains are comparatively cooler than south-facing mountains. Kathmandu the capital of Nepal has a nice climatic condition. The coolest night in Kathmandu is -4° c and in summer it is approximately 30° / 32 °. Pokhara is the rainiest place of Nepal
People & Religion of Nepal
Here different threads of human life seem to belong in one fabric.
Nepal is the museum of the human race or even said as the anthropological pilgrimage. The population of the country is 30 million with a density of 156.27 per square kilometers as the National Census 2012 A.D. roughly the majority of the peoples are the Indo-Aryans and the remainder is of Mongoloid origin. The peoples in the Himalayan are called Tibeto-Mongoloid by races and Tibeto-Buddhist by religion. They speak Tibetan language and their own dialects. Their life is based on the Trans- Himalayan trade and Cis- Himalayan trade. It was believed that the people called the Sherpas of North East Nepal were the migrants of the eastern Tibet.
In the mid-hill region, the peoples are living with agriculture. Newars are the main ethnic group of Kathmandu and are mostly associated in business. Magars, Gurungs, Rai and Limbus from the warrior class and are famous throughout the world as Brave Gurkhas. Terai had been poorly inhabited for a long time because of the fear of so-called disease Malaria. It was covered with the dense forests for many years and now mass deforestation has made this region a better place to live. During the course of time, people from mid-hills started migrating to this region as they found the land there rich enough for cultivation. Rapid migration is affecting the density of the population.
Nepal is regarded as the only Hindu Kingdom. Officially, a large number of the population is believed as the followers of Hinduism. It is believed as the oldest religion and guided by the oral tradition for a long time. For Hindus, the Himalayas have been described in the Epics as the playground of the Gods and Goddesses. There are so many sacred places, temples shrines, and monuments for Hindus all around this Himalayan country.
Though Buddhism was founded some 2600 yrs back by the Lord Buddha in the southern part of present Nepal, Buddhism occupies second place in the country and chiefly dominant in the northern part and in the Kathmandu Valley. Lumbini the birthplace of Lord Buddha is now the best and most important pilgrimage for Buddhists. In the southern part, there is some number of Islam. The practices of Animism and Shamanism are another type of practice which is very rare with the modern attack in society. Now the increasing numbers of Christianity belief show its influence upon Nepalese. In fact, Hinduism and Buddhism exist side by side along with others and showing the perfect harmony of the religious practices.
Nepal is a landlocked country situated within the Latitude of 26°20’N to 30°26’N & longitude of 80°03’E to 88°15’E between the Asian Giants India and China. She occupies 147,181sq.km of the surface of the Earth and is rectangular in shape carrying a long history of her origin. It was believed that there was the Tethys Sea between Indian and Tibetan Plateau. During the course of time, the smaller Landmass (India) started moving towards the north to join itself with the bigger Asian Landmass. During such a course of action that took thousands of years and due to the pressure of those great plates coming together the bottom of the Sea started to rise slowly and formed the Mighty and Majestic Himalayas. This fact has been amply proved by the fossils of the marine life found in the Kali Gandaki Gorge. She has the highest mountain in the world as well as the deepest George.
Nepal is divided into 3 topographical regions. Himalayan Region which is the most attractive region covers 15% of the whole land and is decorated with the snow-capped mountains for all season where the highest point on earth (Mt. Everest 8848 m.) situated along with other numbers of mountains over 6000 m. Mid Hill Region is rich for green landscapes. It covers 68% of the total land. The major cities like the capital of the country Kathmandu and scenic city Pokhara lie in this region. This is the region with the reflection of Nepal’s reality of being the kingdom in Himalaya along with the Nepalese life. Terai Region lies in the southern part of the country. It covers 17% of the total land. The climate is tropical here and life is more comfortable. The density of the population is more here nowadays. Once it was covered with the dense forest so no people lived there with the fear of Malaria. Some of the National Parks and Wildlife Reserves are situated in this region.

Economy Of Nepal
The economy of Nepal is chiefly based on agriculture. Most of the peoples are employed in this field. After 1950 Nepal gained its importance as a perfect and safe destination for people with the interest in traveling, adventure and other activities of their choice. The snowcapped mountains of Nepal Himalayas have inspired many peoples to come up to to this country for mountaineering expeditions. Thus we can say that the life of the peoples now more depends on the tourism industry. With the introduction of tourism, the production of garments, crafts, carpets and other things introduced in the market of other continents and the export of those things help to maintain the poor economy. The development expenditure is largely drawn from the funds of Developed countries. It has increased the capacity of GDP and inflation after the arrival of Democracy though the presently disturbed political situation affects its economic condition.

Art & Architecture
Nepal’s artistic beauty is worthy to explain. Inspiration for arts and crafts obviously came from India and Tibet. But the most important is the indigenous arts and crafts of this Himalayan Kingdom. From the time of the Licchavis, there was a great change in Arts and architecture. Propagation of stone sculpture was tremendous during this era. The Religious sites were decorated superbly. The temples and Stupas of Kathmandu valley are the examples of the great effort of the medieval artisans. Wood carving in the temples depicting the forms of Gods and Goddesses as well as the life of the then people is another feature of the Nepali arts and wood carvings.

Why Nepal to Travel?
  • Nepal is one of the richest countries in terms of its bio-diversity.
  • Nepal has the top most Trekking routes on the earth.
  • The Highest Mountain on the earth Mt. Everest 8848 m. 29058 ft. with the other 7 mountains over 8000 meters.
  • Nepal Occupying only 0.1 % of the earth is the home to:
    •  2% of all the flowering plants / 4% of mammals on earth / 600 indigenous plant families.
    •  8% of the world’s population of birds (more than 848 species) (One of the best destinations for bird watching tour)
    •  11 of the world’s 15 families of butterflies and 319 species of exotic Orchids.
    •  Nepal the Birth Place of the Buddha the founder of Buddhist Philosophy.
A Visa is necessary to enter Nepal and can be obtained for the following duration from any Nepalese Embassy or Consulate in your country or nearest or at the Immigration office located the following Entry Points in Nepal. ( Visitors from India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Srilanka, Maldives, Bhutan will not have to pay the visa fee to travel Nepal )
  • Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu
  • Kakarvitta, Jhapa (Eastern Nepal)
  • Birganj, Parsa (Central Nepal)
  • Kodari, Sindhupalchowk (Northern Border)
  • Bahia, Bhairahawa (Rupandehi, Western Nepal)
  • Jamunaha, Nepalgunj (Banke, Mid Western Nepal)
  • Mohana, Dhangadhi (Kailali, Far Western Nepal)
  • Gadda Chauki, Mahendranagar (Kanchanpur, Far Western Nepal)
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