Nepal
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain, bordering. Tibet of China to the north, and India in the south, east, and west, while it is narrowly separated from Bangladesh by the Siliguri Corridor, and from Bhutan by the Indian state of Sikkim. Nepal has a diverse geography, including fertile plains, subalpine forested hills, and eight of the world’s ten tallest mountains, including Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth.
Kathmandu is the capital and largest city of Nepal, intertwined with the culture of Indo-Aryans, Kathmandu also known as Nepal Mandala. On 18th century, the Gorkha Kingdom achieved the unification of Nepal. The Shah dynasty established the Kingdom of Nepal and later formed an alliance with the British Empire, under its Rana dynasty of premiers. In the middle of the first millennium BC, Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, was born in Lumbini in southern Nepal.
Pokhara is a metropolitan city on Phewa Lake in central Nepal. It’s known as a gateway to the Annapurna Circuit, a popular trail in the Himalayas. It is also serves as the capital of Gandaki Province. In the city’s south, the International Mountain Museum has exhibits on the history of mountaineering and the people of the Himalayas. Pokhara is considered the tourism capital of Nepal, being a base for trekkers undertaking the Annapurna Circuit through the Annapurna Conservation Area region of the Annapurna ranges in the Himalayas. The city is also home to many of the elite Gurkha soldiers.
Chitwan National Park, Sagarmatha National Park, Bhaktapur, Boudhanath Stupa (Bodhnath), Annapurna Region, Langtang Region, Swayambhunath (Monkey Temple), Mount Everest Base Camp, Lumbini, Helambu Trek, White Water Rafting. The birthplace of Lord Buddha is the most popular in Nepal, the place are listed as UNESCO Cultural World Heritage Sites.
