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Nepal |
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An Introduction to the Country |
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Nepal,
a tiny land locked sovereign independent country
is located in South Asia between India & Tibet
the autonomous region of People's Republic of
China. The population of Nepal is about 2.29 million
and have different culture, tradition & social
values of life. One can enjoy the trip to Nepal
viewing the high mountains on the north, sight
seeing around the historical cities of Kathmandu,
Patan & Bhaktapur. All the three queen cities
are famous for the arts, crafts and culture. |
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The country is divided
into Three Geographical regions: |
Himalayan
Region: The elevation of this region ranges
between 4,877m to 8,848m, the highest mountain (Mt Everest)
in the world. Among the 14 highest mountains above 8,000
meters eight are in Nepal. There are several trekking
peaks, which are opened to the guests interested to
climb on paying certain amount of royalty to the Government.
And this region covers 19 percent of total land of the
country. |
Mountain
Region: This region covers 64 percent of total
land of the country. It is formed by Mahabharat range,
which soars 4,877m from the sea level. |
Terai
Region: The low lands of Terai region covers
17 percent of the land of the country and is most fertile
land for cultivation.
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Nepalese
People: |
Variations
in social and cultural expressions parallel to the physical
and geographical changes associated with altitude and
latitude. The trekker sees an ever-changing variety
of farmsteads; villages and bazaars then pass the shrines
of Hindus and Buddhists. Nepal has dozens of ethnic
and caste group; each differentiated by unique aspects
of language, dress, local lifestyle and religion, custom
and tradition. |
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Vegetation |
Due
to the great variation in altitude, the vegetation ranges
from tropical & sub tropical to temperate and alpine,
with the usual transitional zones in between. In general
the western lowlands revel sub-tropical and semi-arid
vegetation, whilst sub tropical Savannah and broad leaf
evergreen forest predominate in the central & eastern
parts. A world of sub tropical plant life exists up
to about 1,200m with the saal tree dominant in both
height and occurrence, while along stream courses there
broad areas of long stemmed twitch reed, especially
where floods occurs in season. After passing through
sparse stands of pine that have marked the altitude
zone between 1,200m and 2,000m, one comes to the broad
leaf evergreen zone, reaching to 3,000m and punctuated
by species such as the chestnut, oak and camphor trees.
The natural beauty is enhanced by the presence of orchids,
mosses and rhododendron bushes. The next zone ranges
from 2,500m to 3,200mand supports coniferous varieties,
such as the Himalayan hemlock, Indian fir, Western yew
and Juniper. Above this are moderately tall trees, such
as the birch. Next come the grassland that extends to
the permanent ice & snow, wild flowers such as pink
petmorse, purple columbine, gentian yellow buttercup
& white edelweiss are plentiful. |
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