Ikha Pokhari

	Ikha Pokhari Ikha Pokhari (Nepali:इखा पोखरी) or Ekha Pukhu is a historic pond in Chhetrapati, Kathmandu. The surface area of the pond is about seven ropanis. The pond has dried up due to siltation and over extraction of water. Land encroachment has been taking place around the pond. A public school, Kanya Mandir school lies just next to the pond. Legally, the pond is registered to the school. Before it dried up, the pond was used for various rituals by locals, mainly Newar people. Locals are planning to revive the pond. There were two additional ponds nearby Ikha pokhari, however due to land encroachment, these ponds have disappeared. References {{Reflist Kathmandu Ponds in Kathmandu Valley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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	Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain, bordering the Tibet Autonomous Region of China to the north, and India in the south, east, and west, while it is narrowly separated from Bangladesh by the Siliguri Corridor, and from Bhutan by the Indian state of Sikkim. Nepal has a diverse geography, including fertile plains, subalpine forested hills, and eight of the world's ten tallest mountains, including Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth. Nepal is a multi-ethnic, multi-lingual, multi-religious and multi-cultural state, with Nepali as the official language. Kathmandu is the nation's capital and the largest city. The name "Nepal" is first recorded in texts from the Vedic period of the India ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Pond A pond is an area filled with water, either natural or artificial, that is smaller than a lake. Defining them to be less than in area, less than deep, and with less than 30% emergent vegetation helps in distinguishing their ecology from that of lakes and wetlands.Clegg, J. (1986). Observer's Book of Pond Life. Frederick Warne, London Ponds can be created by a wide variety of natural processes (e.g. on floodplains as cutoff river channels, by glacial processes, by peatland formation, in coastal dune systems, by beavers), or they can simply be isolated depressions (such as a kettle hole, vernal pool, prairie pothole, or simply natural undulations in undrained land) filled by runoff, groundwater, or precipitation, or all three of these. They can be further divided into four zones: vegetation zone, open water, bottom mud and surface film. The size and depth of ponds often varies greatly with the time of year; many ponds are produced by spring flooding from rivers. Ponds may be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Chhetrapati Chhetrapati ( Nepali: क्षेत्रपाटी) is a settlement at the old part of Kathmandu city lying between Thamel, Asan and Kathmandu Durbar Square. Six streets merge at the Chettrapati chowk coming from Thamel, Sorrakhutte, Dhobichour, Asan, Dallu and Basantapur. There is an ancient roundabout at the center of Chettrapati chowk. It is one of the major route for celebration of Indra Jatra Indra Jātrā, also known as Yenyā (Nepal Bhasa: येँयाः), is the biggest religious street festival in Kathmandu, Nepal. The celebrations consist of two events, Indra Jātrā and Kumāri Jātrā. Indra Jātrā is marked by masked danc .... References Neighbourhoods in Kathmandu {{Bagmati-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ropani In Nepal, some customary units of measurement are still used, although the metric system has been the official standard since 1968. Length The kos (kosh, krosh, koss) is a very ancient measure of distance, measuring about 2.25 miles or 3.7 km. 1 angul = approx. 0.75 inch 4 angul = 1 dharnugrah (bow grip) = 3 in 8 angul = 1 dhanurmushti (fist with thumb raised) = 6 in 12 angul = 1 vitastaa (span) = 9 in 2 vitastaa (cubit) = 18 in 1 haath = 1.5 ft. 1 dand or dhanush (bow) = 4 haath = 6 ft 2000 dand = 1 kos or Gorut = 4000 yards or 2.25 miles 4 kosh = 1 yojan = 9 miles = 14.48 km Land area The precise land measurement conversions as per Nepal standard are as follows: In a nutshell, The following is a partial list of everyday units used to calculate land area in Nepal. 1 Khetmuri = 25 Ropani 1 Bigha (बिघा) = 20 Kattha (कठ्ठा) = 6772.63 m² = 72900 sq.ft. = 13.31 Ropani 1 Katha (कठ्ठा) = 20 Dhur (धुर) = 338.63 m² = ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Newar People Newar (; new, नेवार, endonym: Newa; new, नेवा, Pracalit script:) or Nepami, are the historical inhabitants of the Kathmandu Valley and its surrounding areas in Nepal and the creators of its historic heritage and civilisation. Page 15. Newars form a linguistic and cultural community of primarily Indo-Aryan and Tibeto-Burman ethnicities following Hinduism and Buddhism with Nepal Bhasa as their common language. Newars have developed a division of labour and a sophisticated urban civilisation not seen elsewhere in the Himalayan foothills. Newars have continued their age-old traditions and practices and pride themselves as the true custodians of the religion, culture and civilisation of Nepal. Newars are known for their contributions to culture, art and literature, trade, agriculture and cuisine. Today, they consistently rank as the most economically and socially advanced community of Nepal, according to the annual Human Development Index published by UNDP. Nepal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]