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Nepal:
Nepal
is a landlocked country with a total land area
of 147,181 sq. km. It lies between 26º 22' N
- 30º 27' N latitude and 80º 4'E - 88º 12'E
longitude. Roughly rectangular in shape, the
land extends approximately 885-kms-east west
and 145 kms. The country is bordered by China
in the north and India in the south, west and
east. The land mass is divided into three geographical
zones. The snow capped high Himalayas, the mountainous
region with long terraced slopes leading to
fertile valleys and the flat sub-tropical Terai
region..........
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Tibet:
Tibet
is a most unusual and beautiful land. The majority
of this land rests above 4000 meters (13,000
feet) and is partially surrounded by mountain
ranges. The awe-inspiring Himalayas are the
highest in the world, as is the never ending
Tibetan plateau. Tibet is a place for the rugged
adventurer as well as the spiritual wanderer.
A land that is held back in time and houses
many secrets. Nomads remain much the same as
they did one hundred years ago. Then, there
are the monasteries which are striving to find
a place in a country that's crashing into the
twentieth century..........
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Bhutan:
Bhutan
is a country nestled in the eastern
Himalayas. The country has been visited by a
great many saints, mystics, scholars and pilgrims
over the centuries who not only came for their
personal elucidation, but blessed the land and
its people with an invaluable spiritual and
cultural legacy that has shaped every facet
of Bhutanese lives. Visitors and guests to the
country will be surprised that the culture and
the traditional lifestyle is still richly intact
and at the degree to which it permeates all
strands of modern day secular life. From the
traditional woven garments to the prayer flags
on high mountain slopes, from the built environment
to the natural environment, from the religious
mask dances to the folk dances, this cultural
heritage is proudly evident and offers a unique
cultural setting.........
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Sikkim:
Situated
in the Eastern Himalayas, this beautiful state
of Sikkim is sandwiched between the kingdom
of Nepal in the West and Bhutan in the East,
Tibet in the North and the state of West Bengal
in the South. With an area of 7,300 sq. kms,
measuring 115 kms from north to south and 65
kms. From East to West, the elevation ranging
from 244 mts to over 8550 mts., above sea level,
approximately latitude of 27 degree North and
longitude of 88 degree East. This small state
belies its richness of culture, customs, heritage,
flora and fauna............
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