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unusual facts about Kathmandu valley



Chandra Bahadur Thapa

Thapa is the Kathmandu valley in-charge of the Young Communist League.

Kallala dynasty

In the pre-historic time, the Jumla Valley might have been a lake like the Kathmandu Valley and it might have been made habitable by God Chandannath of Kashmir, who is said to have introduced the paddy crop there first, but in the medieval period this region was ruled by the renowned Mallas.

Nepathya

His songs encompass all of Nepal and is not limited to Kathmandu Valley.

Park Gallery

Ratna Park — one of the most popular places in the Kathmandu Valley at that time, was also fast turning into a hub for many —it was a meeting point for many intellectuals and the artists of the country then .

Sino-Nepalese War

When Prithvi Narayan Shah of the Gorkha Kingdom launched an economic blockade on the Kathmandu Valley during his unification campaign, Jaya Prakash Malla of Kathmandu faced an economic crisis which he tried to alleviate by minting low quality coins mixed with copper.


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Bhanubhakta Acharya

One of his writings is well known for its colorful, flowing praise of Kathmandu valley and its inhabitants.But he has been a lost identity.

Deepak Parvatiyar

His coverage of catastrophes such as the Bombay riots of 1993, the Bombay Blasts of 1993, the 1994 plague epidemic in Surat, the Gujarat earthquake of 2001, and the Maoist seizure of the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal in 2005 are well chronicled from time to time in various media.

Gaijatra

Gaijatra, the festival of cows, (gai means cow and jatra means festival in Nepali: गाईजात्रा, and Nepal Bhasa: सापारु) is celebrated in Nepal, mainly in Kathmandu valley by the Newar and Tharu community.

Kathmandu Valley Preservation Trust

KVPT was founded in 1991 by architectural historian Eduard Sekler, then team leader of the UNESCO Campaign to Safeguard the Cultural Heritage of the Kathmandu Valley, and is run by a team of Nepali architects and craftspeople in Patan, working closely with the Government of Nepal, Department of Archaeology.

Nepal Internet Exchange

NPIX Maintains two IX locations in Kathmandu valley, one in Jawalakhel, Lalitpur district and another in Putalisadak, Kathmandu district.

Shorea robusta

In Kathmandu Valley of Nepal, one can find typical Nepali pagoda temple architectures with very rich wooden carvings, and most of the temples, such as Nyatapol Temple (Nyatapola), are made of bricks and sal tree wood.

Terai Television

It has the headquartar outside of Kathmandu Valley, in Birgunj, which falls in Terai region of Nepal.

Yele Sambat

It is said that this calendar started when Kirat king Yalamber defeated Gopal dynasty in Kathmandu valley.

Ziziphus incurva

It is found from 900 meters to 16000 meters altitude in eastern Nepal including Kathmandu valley.