Fact OF Nepal
The history of Nepal starts when the Kirats from the eastern part of the Nepal started to rule the country. The first known rulers of the Kathmandu valley were Kiratis. Yalamar, was the first king of them, he was also mentioned in the Hindu epic the Mahabharata. After Kiratis, the Lichhavis as the second ruler of the country began ruling 4th to 7th century. The temple of Changunarayan was built in Licchavi period, which can be seen now too. The Malla period was golden period of Kathmandu valley when great numbers of art, statues and temples were built. During the 14th century Malla ruled this valley for a total period of 568 years. At that period the country was divided into small principalities and kingdoms of 24 groups in western and 22 groups in far western Kathmandu valley was divided into three states of Kantipur, Lalitpur & Bhaktapur. From the tiny Kingdom of Gorkha, halfway between Kathmandu and Pokhara the king of Shah Dynasty gradually strengthened and extended their power. In 1768 king Prithivi Narayan Shah defeated the Malla kings and Nepal has been ruled by Shah Kings ever since. Geography
Nepal is a sovereign mountainous tiny country, located in South of Asia. This is land locked country, situated between China in the North and India in the South, East and West, which are the two massive countries of Asia. The area of Nepal is 1, 47,181 sq. km. In total which covers 0.3 percent of Asia and 0.03 percent area of the Earth. It lies between...
Culture and costumes
Nepal is the meeting place of two religions, Hinduism and Buddhism, two races, Caucasoid and Mongoloid and two civilizations Indic and Sinic. The population has a variety of ethnic groups each with its different identification. Polygamy is still practiced in some areas of the Nepal although government banned it in the sixties....
People and Language
Nepal having a population of more than 26 million with a compound mixture of different ethnic groups each with a distinctive lifestyle and cultural flavor speaking different languages and dialect.
The Sherpas live mainly in the mountain of eastern and ....
The Sherpas live mainly in the mountain of eastern and ....
