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State of Nepal (also Nepaul) (), is a landlocked Himalayan country in South Asia, bordered by the People's Republic of China to the north and India to the south, east and west. More than 80% of its people follow Hinduism. For a relatively small country, the Nepali landscape is uncommonly diverse, ranging from the humid Terai in the south to the lofty Himalayas in the north. It is notable that within a very small width the elevation of Nepal increases from the plain terrain to the tallest Himalayas leading to great vegetation. Nepal boasts eight of the world's ten highest mountains, including Mount Everest on the border with Tibet. Kathmandu is the capital and largest city. The other main cities include Biratnagar, Birgunj, Janakpur, Pokhara, Nepalgunj, Mahendranagar etc. The origin of the name Nepal is uncertain, but the most popular understanding is that it derived from Ne (holy) and pal (cave).
After a long and rich history, during which the region splintered and coalesced under a variety of absolute rulers, Nepal became a constitutional monarchy in 1990. However, the monarchy retained many important and ill-defined powers. This arrangement was marked by increasing instability, both in the parliament and, since 1996, in large swathes of the country that have been fought over by Maoist insurgents. The Maoists, alienated from mainstream political parties, went underground and started a guerilla war against both monarchy and mainstream political parties. They have sought to overthrow feudal institutions, including the monarchy, and establish a republic. This has led to the ongoing Nepalese Civil War in which more than 13,000 people have died. On the pretext of quashing the insurgents, who now control about 70% of the country, the king closed down the parliament and sacked the elected prime minister in 2002 and started ruling through prime ministers appointed by him. He then unilaterally declared a "state of emergency" early in 2005, and assumed all executive powers. Following the Loktantra Andolan, the king agreed to relinquish the sovereign power back to the people and reinstated the dissolved House of Representatives on April 24, 2006. Using its newly acquired sovereign authority, in May 19 2006, the newly resumed House of Representatives unanimously passed a motion to curtail the power of the king and declared Nepal a Secular state. An eventual and total rewrite of the realm's constitution is expected to happen in the near future.
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Annapurna Circuit Nepal, October 1995 - Description of David Metsky's trip around the Annapurna Circuit. Includes links to lots of photographs of the trek.
Imperial College Rolwaling Expedition Nepal 98 - Everything you could want to know about mountaineering and trekking in the Khumbu and Rolwaling valley of Nepal. Includes detailed info on the mountains Ramdung, Kwange and Parchamo.
Mera Misadventures - Log about an attempt to climb Mera Peak in the year of the long monsoon, 1999.
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Nancy and Mike's Travel Adventure - Provides a detailed account of 1995 trek to Everest Base Camp and Gokyo region of the Himalayas.
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Nepal 2002 - Photojournal of two weeks in Nepal in December 2002. Includes Kathmandu, Tengboche, Bhaktapur and Chitwan.
Nepal Gokyo Lakes - Mike Sanderson's notes and photographs from a 1999 expedition to the Everest region.
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Nepal Visit - A German-Nepalese co-production. A very personal view on this wonderful country somewhere in the Himalayas. For the third time we came to visit Nepal between 25 December 1999 and 15 January 2000.
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Trekking to the Hidden Valley - Features a brief travelogue, route description and FAQs concerning trekking from Marpha to the Hidden Valley, north of Dhaulagiri.
Visiting Nepal - A brief report of a 1999 trip to Nepal.Includes lots of photographs of Kathmandu, Chitwan and Pokhara.
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