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PlaceTypeAsNotedInArea
PlaceTypeAsNotedInArea
Annapurna
Chitwan National Park
Cho Oyu
Dhaulagiri
Everest Base Camp Hike
Kali Gandaki
Kangchenjunga
Kathmandu City
Kathmandu Valley
Lhotse
Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha
Makalu
Manaslu
Rara Lake in Karnali Hike
Sagarmatha National Park
Tea House Trail Hike

Eat and Drink »

FoodTypeAsNotedInDescription
FoodTypeAsNotedInDescription
Black Cardamom Fruit
Chhurpi Cheese
Dal Bhat Entree
Flower of Rajya Cheese



Geography »

Physiographic FeaturesTypeAsNotedIn
Ama Dablam Mountain
Great Himalayas Physiographic Province
Mount Everest Mountain

Information »

Location

Southern Asia, between China and India - The World Factbook

Data »

Particulars for Nepal:
Locale Type Nation

Data
Corruption Perceptions Index - 2014, Transparency International: 126


History »

In 1951, the Nepali monarch ended the century-old system of rule by hereditary premiers and instituted a cabinet system of government. Reforms in 1990 established a multiparty democracy within the framework of a constitutional monarchy. An insurgency led by Maoist extremists broke out in 1996. The ensuing 10-year civil war between insurgents and government forces witnessed the dissolution of the cabinet and parliament and assumption of absolute power by the king. Several weeks of mass protests in April 2006 were followed by several months of peace negotiations between the Maoists and government officials, and culminated in a November 2006 peace accord and the promulgation of an interim constitution. Following a nation-wide election in April 2008, the newly formed Constituent Assembly declared Nepal a federal democratic republic and abolished the monarchy at its first meeting the following month. The Constituent Assembly elected the country's first president in July. Between 2008 and 2011 there have been four different coalition governments, led twice by the United Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist, which received a plurality of votes in the Constituent Assembly election, and twice by the Communist Party of Nepal-United Marxist-Leninist. In November 2011, Maoist Prime Minister Baburam BHATTARAI, who was elected in August 2011, and the leaders of the main political parties signed an agreement seeking to conclude the peace process and recommit the Constituent Assembly to finish drafting the constitution by a May 2012 deadline. - The World Factbook

Creative Works »

WorkTypeAsNotedInCreatorNote
Black Narcissus Film Michael Powell "Black Narcissus" was shoot in the Jomsom municipality of Nepal and at Pinewood Studios in Iver, England.
The Rose of Tibet (book) Novel Lionel Davidson In "The Rose of Tibet" Charles Whittington's brother Hugh is missing while filming near Mount Everest, 1950.

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