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The Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP) is a national park in India, located in Banjar sub-division of Kullu in the state of Himachal Pradesh. The park was established in 1984 and is spread over an area of 1171 km 2 ; elevations within the park range between 1500 and 6000 m.
Site Image Location Year listed UNESCO data Description Sagarmatha National Park: Solukhumbu District: 1979 120; vii (natural) Sagarmatha National Park encompasses the mountains of the Great Himalayan Range which includes the Earth's highest mountain above sea level, Mount Everest (known in Nepal as Sagarmatha), and the Sacred Himalayan Landscape, the transboundary landscape in the eastern ...
Women in cultural costume at Ubhauli Kirati festival 2017 at Gough Whitlam Park, Earlwood Nepali traditional Pahadi dress used for dance. Legends state that dances in this country originated in the abode of Lord Shiva — the Himalayas, where he performed the tandava dance. [2] This indicates that dance traditions of Nepal are very ancient and ...
Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area Himachal Pradesh: 2014 1406rev; x (natural) The national park covers habitats from alpine peaks of the Himalayas above 6,000 m (20,000 ft) to alpine meadows and riverine forests below 2,000 m (6,600 ft). In total, there are 25 types of forests recorded, and they have rich floral and faunal ...
It is a continuation of a monastery of the same name in Tibet, which was destroyed during the Cultural Revolution. [42] Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP)-This national park is spread over 700 km (430 mi) in Banjar sub-division of Kullu District. The park is drained by the Sainj, Tirthan, Jiwa Nala, and Parvati rivers.
The first sites recognised as World Heritage Sites in South Asia were the Sagarmatha National Park and the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal, inscribed in 1979. [3] Nepal has currently a total of four sites. Sri Lanka has eight sites and Bangladesh has three sites.
Aita Prasad Gurung dangled off a cliff in Nepal, carefully manipulating a long pole with a blade at its end to cut away chunks of honeycomb after Himalayan bees fled the fumes from a fire set to ...
Pahari culture is influenced by the geography of the region, which consists of hilly terrains, forests, rivers, and remote valleys.The Pahari-speaking communities reside across various ecosystems such as the lush green hills of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand to the rugged terrains of Jammu and Kashmir and northern Pakistan. [5]