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Thursday, March 12, 2009

Nepal the Land of Himalayas and Lord Buddha

Nepal is a one of the beautiful country in the world. Nepal is a multiethnic, multicultural, multilingual, democratic independent country of the world. Nepal is a Himalayan country.Where world`s highest mountain Everest and many mountains are there. Nepal is also known as the country of the Lord Buddha, where the Buddha was born. It represents unique ecosystem within the geographical area of 1,47,181 sq. km. IIn area which accounts as 0.3% of land of the earth. The country extends between 80°26’and 88°12’east longitude and between 26°26’ and 30°27’ north latitude. The country extends for 800 kilometers (550 miles) from east to west with a width of 130 to 240 kilometers (150 miles) from north to south and resembles an elongated rectangle. It is a landlocked country, which is lied between two giant countries China and India. Nepal is a home place of natural beauty with biodiversity. Nepal is divided geographically as threepart as Himalan region, Hill region And Terai region,
The Himalayan Region ;
The Himalayan range makes up the northen border of the country and represents 16% of the total land area of Nepal. The northern range (Himalayas) is covered with snow over the year Gorgeous mountains, high peaks, where the highest peak of the world Mount Everest stands. The altitude of 8848 meters Mt. Everst aparse vegitation is found ou to 3000 meters above the sea level.
The Hill Region;-
This region covers 65%of the total land area of the country. Kathmandu, the capital of the country of Nepal, is loketed here. Elevations range from 500 to 3000 meters above sea level.
The Terai Region;-
The terai covers 17% of the tatal area of Nepal. It provides excellent farming lad and the average elevation of flatlands is 100 to 300 meters above sea level. The southern range (tarai) is the gigantic plain of alluvial soil and insists of dense sub tropical forest area, national parks, wildlife resources and conservation areas.
The temperature and the rainfall differ from place to place. In the geographic diversity and varied climatic conditions, 2.5 million people of more than 60 ethnic groups & more than 70 deffirent languages are accommodated in the country.
Nepal is known as Switzerland of Asia, a very attractive center of tourism. Living legends, cultural festivals, religious shrines, ancient monuments, towering mountains, friendly people are the major attractions for the tourists who visit Nepal from distinct nook and corner of the world.