Burang County has TAR's south-western border with Nepal's Karnali Zone, Humla District.
Trade routes to Tibet via Humla, Mustang, Kiyrong, Khasa and Wallangchung channeled north-south relations.
The ISIS Foundation began operations in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, and Humla, a remote region in the north-west of Nepal, in 1998.