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Karnali River
Karnali may refer to: Places in Nepal *Karnali Bridge, a bridge over the Karnali River in Nepal *Karnali Highway, a vital transport link in Nepal *Karnali Province, a federal province in Nepal *Karnali River, a river in Nepal and India originating in the Tibetan Plateau *Karnali Zone, a former administrative zone in Nepal Other *Karnali Air, a defunct airline that operated in Nepal See also *''Karnali Blues ''Karnali Blues'' ( ne, कर्नाली ब्लुज) is book written by Buddhi Sagar and published by FinePrint publication, Nepal in 2010. Karnali Blues is a story about a young boy who travels through different phases of his life with ...
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Karnali Bridge
Karnali Bridge, the asymmetric, single-tower, cable-stayed bridge is the second longest of its type in Nepal and was built by international collaboration between USA, Japan and Nepal. Overview It is the first and only cable-stayed bridge in the country till date. The bridge spans the Karnali River between the Kailali District and Bardiya District of western Nepal. The bridge was designed by Steinman, Boynton, Gronquist & Birdsall of USA, constructed by Kawasaki Heavy Industries of Japan and funded by the World Bank. It was inaugurated after six years of its construction date by the late Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala. Location The bridge lies in Mahendra Highway at Chisapani at the border of Kailali and Bardiya district. The bridge site is 500 km from the capital city of Kathmandu, and 86 km from the closest airport facilities in Dhangadhi. The design of the bridge and its location have made it a tourist attraction for domestic and international visitors. The ...
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Karnali Highway
Karnali Highway ( ne, कर्णाली राजमार्ग, also referred to as H13) is a highway, and is a vital transport link between two regions in Nepal. This highway links the towns of Jumla with the Karnali capital Birendranagar and rest parts of Surkhet district. Karnali Province is the largest, remotest and the least developed province in Nepal. Of its length, were blacktopped in 2010, previously the unfinished highway journey was featured in a documentary ''The Karnali Express: Bumping on for 52 Hours'' Due to heavy monsoon rains in 2010, the Karnali Highway was closed due to landslides from heavy monsoon rains, crops were destroyed by incessant rain, and 1/3 of the entire country was inaccessible except by foot. It was finally reopened October 3, three months later, but not until after starvation deaths. According to “A Value Chain Analysis of Apple from Jumla”, and the intervention strategy indicates that more than 85 percent of the Karnali hi ...
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Karnali Province
Karnali Province ( ne, कर्णाली प्रदेश) is one of the seven federal provinces of Nepal formed by the new constitution which was adopted on 20 September 2015. The total area of the province is covering 18.97% of the country, making it the largest province in Nepal. According to the 2011 Nepal census, the population of the province was 1,570,418, making it the least populous province in Nepal. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China to the north, Gandaki Province to the east, Sudurpashchim Province to the west, and Lumbini Province to the south. Birendranagar with a population of 154,886 is both the province's capital and largest city. Etymology The province's name is derived from the Karnali River, which flows through the province. A meeting of the provincial assembly on 25 February 2018 adopted the name Karnali for the province. History Karnali is an old civilization in Nepal and is connected with the Karnali River Archaeological sites found ...
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Karnali River
Karnali may refer to: Places in Nepal *Karnali Bridge, a bridge over the Karnali River in Nepal *Karnali Highway, a vital transport link in Nepal *Karnali Province, a federal province in Nepal *Karnali River, a river in Nepal and India originating in the Tibetan Plateau *Karnali Zone, a former administrative zone in Nepal Other *Karnali Air, a defunct airline that operated in Nepal See also *''Karnali Blues ''Karnali Blues'' ( ne, कर्नाली ब्लुज) is book written by Buddhi Sagar and published by FinePrint publication, Nepal in 2010. Karnali Blues is a story about a young boy who travels through different phases of his life with ...
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Karnali Zone
Karnali Zone ( ne, खसान अञ्चल) was one of the fourteen zones located in the Mid-Western Development Region of Nepal. The headquarters of Karnali Zone was Jumla. Karnali Zone was one of the poorest and most remote regions of Nepal, not very accessible by road yet. There are airfields in all districts except Kalikot which is connected seasonally by roadways to Jumla Airport. Karnali Zone was the largest zone of Nepal, with two national parks. Shey Phoksundo National Park Shey Phoksundo (with Phoksundo Lake—the deepest lake of Nepal), famous for the snow leopard, is Nepal's largest park with an area of 3,555 km2. Rara National Park surrounds Rara Lake—at 10.2 km2, Nepal's largest lake—known as the "Pearl of Nepal". Administrative subdivisions Karnali was divided into five districts; since 2015 these districts have been redesignated as part of Karnali Province. See also * Development Regions of Nepal (Former) * List of zones of Nepal (Form ...
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Karnali Air
Karnali Air Pvt. Ltd. was a helicopter airline based at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, operating chartered helicopter services. It merged with Necon Air in 2001 but kept operating under its name. History In 2001 Karnali Air was, along with Shangri-La Air, part of an ‘operational merge’ with Necon Air. The Executive Chairman of Karnali Air, Narayan Singh Pun took on the position of Executive Chairman and managing director of Necon Air. Fleet At the time of closure, Karnali Air operated the following aircraft: Accidents and incidents * 19 September 2002 – A Karnali Air Eurocopter Ecureuil on a medivac mission was attacked in Jubu, Solukhumbu and set on fire by members of the People's Liberation Army, Nepal during the Nepalese Civil War. The pilot and one passenger were abducted but let go one day later. *8 August 2006 – A Karnali Air Mil Mi-8MTV-1 crashed at Tribhuvan International Airport Tribhuvan International Airport ( Nepali: त् ...
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