Dhaulagiri, mountain massif of the Himalayas in west-central Nepal. It is situated on the western side of the deep Kali (Kali Gandak) River gorge, about 40 miles (65 km) northwest of Annapurna. Many of Dhaulagiri’s snow- and glacier-covered peaks exceed
Tibet’s three largest lakes are centrally located, northwest of Lhasa: Lakes Dangre Yong (Tibetan:Tangra Yum),Nam, andSiling. South of Lhasa lie two other large lakes,Yamzho Yun (Yangzho Yong) andPuma Yung (Pumo). In western Tibet two adjoining lakes are located near the Nepal border—...
American Samoa is a U.S. territory in the South Pacific Ocean that lies about 100 km east of its neighboring country of Samoa, which is part of the same archipelago.
Sikkim is a state situated in the North-eastern region of India and is the least populated state of the country. Sikkim touches borders with three neighbouring countries - China, Bhutan and Nepal. Its culture is a blend of Hinduism and Buddhism and many Buddhist festivals like Losoong, Tseshi...
Bengali is the language of most of the people, with Hindi, Urdu, Nepali, and English as minority languages. English, however, is the language of administration and a lingua franca for business purposes. More Details... Tourism in West Bengal This state attracts tourists from all over the ...
[8,126 meters]), in the Pakistani-administered portion of theKashmirregion, and Namjagbarwa (Namcha Barwa) Peak (25,445 feet [7,756 meters]), in theTibetAutonomousRegion ofChina. Between those western and eastern extremities lie the two Himalayan countries ofNepalandBhutan. The Himalayas are...
Before 1951 the city’s economy was based on the historic trade routes thatconvergedon Lhasa from China,India,Nepal, and Bhutan. Except for handicrafts, the only industries were those of a munitionsfactoryand a mint. The Chinese administration reopened Lhasa toforeign tradein the 1980s and has...
Description: country in East Asia Languages: Chinese, Yue Chinese, Wu Chinese, Daur, Uighur and Zhuang Neighbors: Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, South Korea, Taiwan, Tajikistan and Vietnam Categories: sover...
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