Nepal our country

Nepal

 Nepal is a  beautiful country of this world. It is a landlocked country the size of Arkansas, lying between India and the Tibetan Autonomous Region of China, Nepal contains mount Everest (29,035ft;8848m.)the tallest Mountain n this world. Nepal is a land of Natural  beauty so it is a one most important tourism place in this world. Nepal is situated in the central part of Asia, on the Southern slope of the great Himalayas. It covers an area of 147,181sq.kms. it is spread over in a about 880km.from Mechi in the east to Mahakali in the west. But the width differs from 144km. in the east to 240km. in the west.

Nepal has a strip of level land that is partly forested, partly cultivated. North of that is the slope of the main section of the range, including Everest and many other peaks  higher than 8,000m.The country, full of great forests, was the chosen place for sages like  Kanwa, Biswamitra, Agastya, Valmiki and other. King Dushyanta of India married shakuntala, the adopted daughter of Kanwa Rishi of Nepal. Their son  Bharat ruled over here. Then Nepal was called Mahabharata, and the surrounding territories under the Suzerainty of king Bharat was called Bharat.

ETYMOLOGY OF NEPAL

The world 'Nepal' has significantly been used as the name of our country .There are various opinions about it:

1.  Long, long ago, the king of the Gopala dynasty ruled over it .They were called 'Nepa', so, after the name of the dynasty who ruled over it, the country was named as 'Nepal'.

2.  A sage called 'Ne' lived in penance on the confluence of the Bagmati and Bishnumati rivers. He was the sole advisor of the King . So the word 'Nepal' was derived from the name of the sage 'Ne'.

3.  'Nepal' might also be derived from 'Newar', one of the ancient tribes living in Kathmandu valley.

4.  Inb the Gandaki Mahatma, it is mentioned that a king called 'Nepa' ruled over it. He conquered many kingdom and established Shanker as his deity. He founded a country and called it 'Nepal', after his own name.

5.  In the Tibetan language 'Ne' means 'home' and 'pal' means 'wool'. Sheep were reared in Kathmandu valley and much wool was produced .So, it was called the home of wool i.e.; Nepal.

6.  In the Newari language  'Ne' means 'centre' and 'pa' means 'country'. So 'Ne pa' means a country situated in between the two great countries, China and India. So, it was called a central country, i.e., Nepal.

7.  In the Limbu dialect 'Ne' means plain area. Kathmandu valley is a plain, so it was called 'Nepal'.

8.  In the dialect of the Lepchas , 'Ne' means 'holy' and 'pal' means 'cave' . As it is a holy place-the centre of pilgrimage of Hindus and Buddhists, it was called holy cave or Nepal.

9.  In the language of the Tibeto-Burman people, 'Ne' means 'cattle' and 'pa' means 'people' . Kathmandu valley had a good grassland for cattle and the main occupation of the people was to rear animals. So, it was called the land of the people who reared animals, i.e., Nepal.