Nepal

Kingdom Nepal - the state in the heart of Southern Asia, in the central part of the Himalayas. In the north bounds with China , in the south, the West and the east - with India . Dvadtsatikilometrovaja the strip of the Indian terrain abjoints Nepal from Bangladesh . The square of the country of 147,2 thousand both  sq. km, the population of 19,3 million people Over half of population are compounded by Nepaleses. An official language - Nepalese. The state religion - induizm.

Nepal - one of the most high-mountainous countries of the world. 6/7 terrains are occupied by the labyrinth packing of the Himalaya ridges, comparable with a giant ladder to transcendental altitudes at which steps pathes of the people were recut, tongues blent, religions and crops approached.

Extent of the country from the south on the north compounds all 250  the km, but a difference of oscillations on altitude attains 8600  m that causes sweeping change of natural landscapes. The climate is unique the diverse gamma on small space: from tropical to cold (analogue arctic, and magnitude of deposits from 250 to 3500  mm. Here banana palm trees and northern birches almost neighbours, and a snow leopard dwells nearby to places where tigers and rhinoceroses live.

Nepal represents region ethnic boundary line between the people of the North Indian and tibeto-Himalaya parentage: ranges Buddhist (lamaistskoj) crops (Main Himalaya) a ridge, induistskoj crops (the country south) and range of crop the ploughers, combining features Buddhist and induistskoj crops (Average Nepal) deposit.

In region between ridge Maharabhat and the Big Himalayas the vital centre of Nepal - the Valley of Katmandu is had. Here in immediate proximity there are three oldest cities of the country: capital Katmandu (it is based in VIII in,). Lalitpur or Patan, Bhaktanpur.

Pilgrimage to sacred places - the characteristic phenomenon for Nepal. Near to Katmandu there is temple complex Pashapatinah, temples Muktinah and Mahendranath, an ancient sculpture of god Vishnu (VII century).

In the most deaf and remote corner of the country - high-mountainous Northern Nepal in 1976 national park Sagarmatha is open. Small airplanes from Katmandu forward here tourists and climbers. Here hostels are builted, and service of visitors became the basic income of local population.

Airline - the Russian airlines Moscow-Katmandu is in scheduled service Aeroflot to Nepal on an itinerary.