Nepal
a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
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I would say Nepal wants control over as much of the press as they can.
Will This Rule Prevent More Viral Photos of Everest? | Svati Kirsten Narula | March 12, 2021 | Outside OnlineIn 2010 I spent a month at Mount Everest’s Base Camp in Nepal.
Four Cold-Weather Boots That Will Keep You Warm | Stephanie Pearson | March 11, 2021 | Outside OnlineSince 2019, the project has added nearly 50,000 trees in Nepal’s forests.
A virtual menagerie: How conservation and rescue efforts can connect us with wildlife around the world | Andrea Sachs | January 15, 2021 | Washington PostIf you’re in Nepal, you call it Sagarmatha, “Head of the Earth in the Sky.”
Cold War-era satellites bring bad news about melting glaciers around Everest | María Paula Rubiano A. | November 23, 2020 | Popular-ScienceAnmol Gautam, a junior computer science major from Nepal, decided against going back home.
Asprey was inspired to swap out butter for traditional coffee creamers while on a trip to Nepal.
Bulletproof Coffee and the Case for Butter as a Health Food | DailyBurn | December 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTApproximately 96,000 trekkers visit Nepal each year to view and walk amidst its spectacular mountains.
Nepal’s Deadliest Avalanche Was Totally Avoidable | Dick Dorworth | October 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHundreds of trekkers were on the popular Annapurna Circuit in the Mustang area of Nepal when disaster struck last week.
Nepal’s Deadliest Avalanche Was Totally Avoidable | Dick Dorworth | October 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOne man kept running around telling people, “You must, must, MUST come and try the chicken momo from Nepal.”
In addition to whatever each guiding service charges clients, the Nepal government charges $10,000 for every permit.
At Nepal the King and his party hunted and they were successful in laying low a good bag of tigers.
Ways of War and Peace | Delia AustrianAcross the gaps between these peaks we could see other snow ranges in Nepal.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 | Charles Kenneth Howard-BuryMy ambition was to reach the ridge between Makalu and Everest, and from it to have a look right down into Nepal.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 | Charles Kenneth Howard-BuryFrom the top of the ridge we had a most glorious view looking across range upon range of snowy mountains in Nepal.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 | Charles Kenneth Howard-BuryIn any case work on this side could only be carried out from a base in Nepal, so we have done with the Western side.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 | Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury
British Dictionary definitions for Nepal
/ (nɪˈpɔːl) /
a republic in S Asia: the world's only Hindu kingdom until it abandoned its monarchy in 2008; united in 1768 by the Gurkhas; consists of swampy jungle in the south and great massifs, valleys, and gorges of the Himalayas over the rest of the country, with many peaks over 8000 m (26 000 ft) (notably Everest and Kangchenjunga). A multiparty democracy was instituted in 1990. Official language: Nepali. Official religion: Hinduism; Mahayana Buddhist minority. Currency: rupee. Capital: Katmandu. Pop: 30 430 267 (2013 est). Area: 147 181 sq km (56 815 sq miles): Official name: Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
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Cultural definitions for Nepal
[ (nuh-pawl, nuh-pahl) ]
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