18 Interesting Facts of Nepal - Must Visit Place

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1. Nepal is located in South East Asia between China and Nepal.

2. The language spoken by most of the Nepalese people is Nepali.

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3. Founder of Buddhism - Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) was born in Lumbini, Nepal.

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4. The world's tallest mountain Mount Everest which is 8,848 ft above sea level is in Nepal.

5. Nepal was never colonized, is an independent country as it was protected by famous warriors called "Gorkhas".

6. Kathmandu - Capital of Nepal is rich in cultural heritage. There are 7 UNESCO world heritage sites in Kathmandu valley.

7. Nepal is the only country worshiping living goddesses called "Kumari".

8. Nepalese people are very kindhearted and treat guest as their god as there is saying in Nepali "Athiti Deva Bhawa".

9. Nepalese people main food are dal, bhaat and tarkari. Daal refers to Lentil soup, bhaat-rice, and tarkari - meat/vegetables.

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10. Nepal is the only country with two triangular shape flag.

11. Cows are considered sacred animal, referred to as Goddess Laxmi and cannot be killed.

12. 2076 BS is the current year according to the Nepali date.

13. Almost 90 percent of the people still do arrange marriage where the bride and groom don't know each other.

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14. In western countries usually, people say Hi or Hello while meeting each other. In Nepal people say "Namaste" putting their palms together which means "I salute the god in you".

15. Snow leopard, red panda, and one-horned rhino are endangered species found in Nepal.

16. Momo is a very popular and tasty dish in Nepal.

17. Nepal is home of 8 out of 10 world's highest mountain in the world.

18. Chandra Bahadur Dangi is the world's shortest men.

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