Nepal Information
Nepal is one of richest countries in the world in the terms of bio-diversity due to its unique geographical position and altitude variation. Is a landlocked country in south Asia, The elevation of the country ranges from 60m above sea level to the highest point on earth, Mt. Everest at 8848m,and some of the best trekking trails on earth, trekking in Nepal Himalayan ,especially Everest and Annapurna treks are world class trekking holidays of great reward. We offer you a various trekking and tours packages throughout Nepal, with an area of 147,181 square kilometres and a population of around 30 million, Kathmandu is the nation's capital and the country's largest metropolis. Nepal is the world's 93rd largest country by land mass and the 41st most populous country, all within a distance of 150km radius, resulting in climatic conditions from sub-tropical to arctic.
History
The recorded history of Nepal begins when the kiratis from the eastern part of the country started to rule the country. The first known rulers of Kathmandu valley were kiratis. Yalambar, was their first king, he is also mentioned in Hindu epic the Mahabharata. It was during the kirati period Buddhism first arrived in the country, krakuchhanda Buddha, kanak muni Buddha and kashyapa Buddha visited the Kathmandu valley to worship Swoyambhunath which is also called monkey temple and is one of the place that has been enlisted in world cultural heritages which is visited by many tourists every year.
Geography
Nepal is a sovereign mountainous tiny country, located in south Asia. It is land locked country, situated between two giant Asian nation's china to the north and India to the south, East and West. The area of Nepal is 1, 47,181sq.km. The total area of Nepal covers 0.3 percent of Asia and .003percent area of the Earth. It lies between the latitude of 26'22'and 30'27' north and the longitude of 80'4' and 88' 12' East. The country is small only about 880km. Lang from East to west and breadth varies from 145 to 241 km from North to south.
