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Among the earliest references to Rani Pokhari is an account by Italian Jesuit Ippolito Desideri who visited Kathmandu in 1721 when Nepal was ruled by the Malla kings. He was travelling from Tibet to India , and has mentioned in his travelogue seeing a large pond outside the main city gate with flights of steps and banks sloping down to the water.
Ranipokhari, Nepal is a village development committee in Tanahu District in the Gandaki Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 2984 people living in 510 individual households.
Time zones of South Asia, with Nepal Standard Time indicated. Nepal Standard Time (NPT) is the time zone for Nepal. [1] With a time offset from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) of UTC+05:45 all over Nepal, [2] [3] it is one of only three time zones with a 45-minute offset from UTC. [n 1] [4]
The boundaries on these maps always show the de facto situation and do not imply any endorsement or acceptance. In case of changes of the shown area the file is updated. The old version will be uploaded as a new file and thus is still available. Date: 5 June 2018: Source: Own work using: United States National Imagery and Mapping Agency data ...
For instance, Kamal Pokhari (bāhre pukhu), in the local folklore, is considered the residence of Tula Rani, a mythical queen weighing only one Tula. [100] Bhājyā pukhu, located in the western part of the city and directly south of Siddha Pokhari, is similar to Rani Pokhari of Kathmandu as both of them have an island in their centre with a ...
Nepal was admitted to the United Nations in 1955, and friendship treaties were signed with India in 1950 and China in 1960. Nepal hosts the permanent secretariat of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), of which it is a founding member. Nepal is also a member of the Non-Aligned Movement and the Bay of Bengal Initiative.
Raja Rani lake (Nepali: ne:राजा रानी) is a lake and orchid sanctuary located at Letang Municipality, the North of the Morang District, Province No. 1. The area is a wetland, surrounded by Sal ( Shorea robusta ) forest and lake is stream-fed but a dam regulates the water reserves, [ 1 ] therefore, the lake is classified as semi ...
The Pokhara region has a very strong military tradition with a significant number of its men being employed by the Nepali army. [81] The Western Division HQ [82] of the Nepalese Army is stationed at Bijayapur, Pokhara and its Area of Responsibility (AOR) consists of the entire Western Development Region of Nepal.