nepal, himalayas, panorama, Wonders of Nepal

31 Wonders Of Nepal Which Surprise The World

Table of Contents

Mysterious Facts About Nepal: You Might Not Know

If someone asks about the wonders of Nepal, the answer is usually that the world’s highest mountain is in Nepal, and Lumbini is also where Lord Buddha was born. But even a child knows this.

Are these the only interesting and mysterious facts of Nepal? No!

Nepal is one of the most beautiful countries in the world. Apart from this, there are many such facts that Nepal will surprise the world with, which may not be known to everyone.

This article presents 31 wonders of Nepal, which are significant and famous facts about Nepal. Reading this will also bring you a lot of fun and joy.

Moreover, the article also helps us learn more about Nepal’s important things and mysteries. So, please read these interesting facts to the end.

Now, without further delay, let us move to Nepal.

The 31 wonders of Nepal that surprised the world

1. The world’s second-richest country in water resources

Nepal is the second richest country in the world in terms of water resources; this country has 6000 rivers, 3252 mountain peaks, and 2323 mountain lakes. Imagine how amazing it is to have so many ice lakes and snowy peaks in such a small country.

Nepal has a drainage area of 192000 sq. Km and an 82000 MW hydroelectric potential. The country’s surface water supply is about 225 billion m3 annually.

2. Richest country in the world for natural diversity

Nepal is home to 5,980 species of flowering plants, 800 species of birds, and 500 species of butterflies. In addition, Nepal is home to fascinating animals, such as the one-horned rhinoceros, the Royal Bengal tiger, and the red panda, which are considered endangered worldwide.

Nepal has the second-highest percentage of forest area in South Asia. About 45 percent of the land is covered by forest. There are many precious flora and fauna found in the jungle of Nepal.

This country is rich in biodiversity, so medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs) play an important role in traditional medicine, the local economy, and cultural practices.

Wonders of Nepal
Nepal – Aama Bhujung (Pregnant Mother), Barun Valley” by Dhilung is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0

3. Eight of the 10 highest mountains in the world are in Nepal

Eight of the 10 highest mountains in the world are in Nepal. The Great Himalayan Range, also known as the Mahabharata Range, can be seen in the entire northern portion of Nepal from east to west. That ice chain is the third-largest ice deposit in the world, after the North Pole and the South Pole.

This Great Himalayan range is also the source of water for the three huge rivers of Asia—the Ganga, Yamuna, and Brahmaputra—and other rivers.

Many of the high mountain peaks of the Great Himalayan Range are located in the northern part of Nepal, like a pillow spreading in Pakistan, India, and Bhutan.

4. Recommended in the international list of best travel destinations

Various international organizations and tourism agencies have recommended Nepal as an excellent destination.

This is not only due to its natural beauty; Nepal is also one of the safest countries with a low violent crime rate.

This year, a United States agency listed the Mustang region as one of twenty must-visit places worldwide. Similarly, Nepal is home to several world-famous tourist destinations, including the Khumvu Valley, which has been declared the sixth most beautiful valley in the world.

mount everest, mountains, trekking, Wonders of Nepal
Photo by nepalidevu on Pixabay

5. Asia’s longest and highest suspension bridge In Nepal

Since Nepal is a Himalayan country, many types of suspension bridges are along the way. However, a mind-blowing construction project, Asia’s longest and highest suspension bridge, was built over the Kali Gandaki River in Nepal. This grand suspension bridge connects the Parvat and Baglung districts And is 567 meters long.

Wonders of Nepal

6. Nepal Is a huge storehouse of herbal plants

Nepal’s hilly and Himalayan regions have vast reserves of valuable herbs. This country can replace chemical-rich foreign medicines by using them properly. Moreover, Nepal is a famous country known for its mythological knowledge of Yoga and Ayurveda.

Nepal is rich in biodiversity, so medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs) play an important role in traditional medicine, the local economy, and cultural practices.

In Nepal, there are high-quality plants with medicinal properties, such as Yarsagumba (Cordyceps sinensis), Jatamansi (Nardostachys jatamansi), Panchaule (Dactylorhiza Hatagirea), Rudraksha (Elaeocarpus ganitrus), and Chirayita (Swertia chirayita), etc.

Nepal also has many aromatic plants, such as Sugandhawaal (Valeriana jatamansi), Sandalwood (Santalum album), Mentha (Mentha arvensis), Lemongrass (Cymbopogon citrates), and Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis).

These plants are important not only for traditional medicine and aroma but also for or are very valuable commercially.

The Government of Nepal has identified 148 major MAP species as such and set royalty rates for their trade.

ai generated, aromatherapy, oil, Wonders of Nepal
Photo by Iffany on Pixabay

7. Mysterious abode of Yeti, Kichkanni, and wild Humans as A Wonders Of Nepal

It is believed that the ancient creature ‘Yeti’ is found in the mountains of Nepal. The society’s experienced ancestors say that invisible female human spirits called ‘Kichkanni’ and wild humans called ‘Ban Manxe’ in the local language also emerge in Nepal’s nearby jungles or deserted places.

8. Country of many world-famous and spectacular ice lakes

The most beautiful Tilicho mountain lake is considered the world’s highest, and Kazin Sara Lake is the second highest in Nepal’s Manag district. Nepal’s deepest lake, Shey Phoksundo, and spectacular Rara Lake, which surrounds the lush green, are Nepal’s most fascinating tourist properties. The Fewa Lake, Beganas Lake, Hajari Lake, Ghoda Ghodi Lake, etc., are hundreds of stunning lakes in Nepal.

Some of these lakes are worth boating, and some are famous for mesmerizing landscape views.

Landscape Photography of Phewa Lake,Wonders of Nepal, Wonders of Nepal
Photo by Zenith Photographics on Pexels

9. Highest valley, deepest gorge, and Mysterious tunnels

The Arun Valley is one of the highest valleys on earth. And Dang Valley, the largest valley in Asia, is also in Nepal.

Similarly, the highest grassland is in the Chitwan district, and the world’s deepest gorge is in the Kaligandaki River of the Mustang District.

The Koshi wetland area is a Feeding field for beautiful foreign birds. Various mysterious natural tunnels under Pokhara city and a hidden flowing river under the surface called the Seti River are also in Pokhara. Many other unique and mysterious places are also in Nepal.

10. The country of the bravest Mountaineer, the Sherpas

Sherpa of Nepal is counted among the bravest breeds in the world and can play with snow. Sherpa of Nepal can climb the mountains not only dozens of times, but they can also live in the surrounding mountains their whole life, and they save a lot of mountaineers doing rescue from very high and tough summits.

Foreigners bite their tongues in astonishment when they see that Sherpa easily crosses mountains at extremely high altitudes, even when others are sick due to the altitude effect, even at a low altitude.

man in brown jacket and black pants with blue backpack standing on snow covered ground, Wonders of Nepal
Photo by Karthik Thoguluva on Unsplash

11. Origin place of Wonderful Popular Games

The wonderful ‘Elephant polo’ game is believed to have originated in Meghauli, Nepal. Nepali games like ‘Dandi Bio,’ ‘Handi Futaune,’ and ‘Nepali Kavadi,’ which were once very popular with rural people, are original to Nepal.

12. Home to the world’s most endangered animals

Nepal is home to fascinating animals, such as the one-horned rhinoceros, the Royal Bengal tiger, and the Red panda, considered endangered worldwide.

Snow leopards, red pandas, and one-horned rhinoceros are known as the most beautiful and considered almost extinct species in the world, and they are found in Nepal. Nepal is also the best habitat in the world for the endangered snow leopard.

In recent years, there has been happy news that the number of wildlife in Nepal is increasing. In particular, directly protected animals such as tigers, leopards, gazelles, and elephants have shown a significant increase in the number of such animals in Chitwan National Park and Bardiya National Park.
Nepal’s wild animals and diverse flora make the country seem like a beautiful zoo.

Wonders of Nepal
Chitwan National Park (2010)-87” by en:User:MMuzammils is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0

13. Numerous popular Places for adventure and trekking

Nepal is not a good destination for long-route trekking; it is also becoming famous for tourism adventures, and such centers are being set up at various places. Such adventures include paragliding, bungee jumping, high-altitude marathons, mountain biking, white water rafting, ropeway, etc. Which are found in the various places in Nepal.

Nepal’s Everest base camp (EBC) and distance Himalayan trekking Annapurna base camp (ABC) are the most popular.

14. Nepal is an open university for studying Eastern spiritual philosophies and UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

The Kathmandu Valley is known as a living cultural museum with seven heritage sites listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Since mythological times, there have been many religious places and thousands of temples, inns, and ancient idols of various gods and goddesses.

Nepal is the living abode of spiritual greats like sages, Lamas, yogis, and Sannyasins. It is also an open university for the study of Eastern spiritual philosophy.

namaste, Nepali Baba, Wonders of Nepal
Photo by Swamiananda on Pixabay

15. An amazing country with linguistic and ethnic diversity

Even though Nepal is a small country, it is not only a country of more than 100 castes and tribes but also a unique ethnic live museum with an equal number of native language speakers and several scripts.

But despite having so many castes, Nepal has not suffered the bitter pain of caste war. And religious tolerance here is something the world can learn from, and Nepal is proud of.

Janakpur Dham, Nepal, Wonders of Nepal
File:Janaki Temple Janakpurdham ,Nepal.jpg” by Rashikafle is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0

16. weird Geographical diversity

From the very low-lying areas of Terai (only 59 meters above sea level) to Mount Everest (the highest point in the world with 8848 meters), two such regions are located within a very short distance of only about 200 km.

A country with such geographical diversity in such a short width is hardly found worldwide.

17. A country with cultural mine where festivals, fairs, and ‘Jatra’ are celebrated throughout the year

Nepalese people keep celebrating various kinds of festivals and fairs like ‘Gaai Jatra,’ ‘Ghoda Jatra,’ ‘Indra Jatra,’ ‘Machhindra Nath’s Jatra’

Apart from that, the ‘Dashain’ festival is celebrated with the joy of the victory of truth. The Teej festival, a symbol of respect and freedom of women; the Chhath festival, worshipping nature as a god; the Tihar festival, worshipping animals and brothers; and worshipping the goddess of wealth, making luminous everywhere are significant.

In addition, many festivals celebrated by peoples of different castes, tribes, and religious beliefs, like Losar, Udhauli Ubhauli, EID, Christmas, and many other religious and cultural festivals, are also celebrated by Nepali peoples.

That’s why Nepal feels joyful and happy throughout the year. This huge cultural compilation also presents the Wonders of Nepal.

a bride and groom getting ready to go to their wedding ceremony, Wonders of Nepal
Photo by Rajat Sarki on Unsplash

18. Nepal Recognizes its own ‘Vikram Era’ and calendar

Nepal recognizes the ‘Vikram Samvat’ (Vikram era), and the calendar is aligned accordingly. But this Bikram era is 57 years older than the world’s most prevalent ‘Christian era.’ This means Nepal is older than other countries, even in terms of the calendar.

Vikram Samvat (Vikram era) started in 57 BC.

19. Nepal’s national flag is unique in the world.

The flag of Nepal is unique in its triangular shape with sun and moon symbols, while no country in the world has such a triangular flag.

Nepal;s Flag, Wonders of Nepal
Pre-1962 Flag of Nepal (with spacing, aspect ratio 4-3)” by Pre-1962_Flag_of_Nepal.svg: Orange Tuesday derivative work: Trex2001 (talk) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0

20. A country with a culture of respecting and worshipping women and girls

Nepal is also a country of unique and customized religious worshipping cultures. Little girls are recognized as sacred virgins and worshipped as living goddesses called ‘Kumari.’

Also, in Nepal, little girls are worshipped with nicknames like ‘Panchkanya’ (a group of five damsel girls considered goddesses) or ‘Kanyadevi’ (an individual damsel goddess).

All of them are worshipped or honored as goddesses on special occasions, such as festivals or the time to start any great work. People ask for their blessings for good luck. Their blessings are believed to promote success and ensure that everything will be good.

In Nepal, older women are also respected and called ‘Mata’ (a highly regarded mother) or Bhagwati (a live goddess). These customs are also considered Wonders of Nepal.

Kumari Goddess, Nepal, Wonders of Nepal
La Kumari (Pagode de Vincennes, Paris)” by dalbera is licensed under CC BY 2.0

21. Saturday is a Public holiday in Nepal.

Sunday is a holiday in many countries worldwide, but according to Nepal’s tradition, the original practice of giving a public holiday on Saturday has been going on for decades.

22. The custom of refusing foods eaten by others

Unlike many foreign customs, in Nepal, eating someone’s food or leaving food eaten by someone else is not customary. This practice is considered unholy and dirty, and health workers also consider it harmful. However, this rule does not apply to family members and close friends.

Despite this, it does not mean that Nepali people do not prefer to eat together. They always like celebrating marriages and religious festivals and enjoy eating together by organizing picnics and visiting beautiful places.

Momo, Nepal, Wonders of Nepal
“Tawa Momos” by Goodies First is licensed under CC BY 2.0

23. Nepali language is considered as a Rich language

Nepali is also considered richer and more sophisticated than English or any other language. For example, ‘You’ is used for infants and seniors in English.

Unlike in the Nepali language, the ‘You’ words can be used in four ways by saying ‘Tah,’ ‘Timi,’ ‘Tapai,’ and ‘Hujur’ according to age, situation, and respectable character. Many examples like this show that the Nepali language is perfect.

24. Popularity of healthy Nepali food ‘Dal Bhaat’

Nepali food, ‘Dal Bhaat,’ is considered powerful and healthy for the stomach. Dal bhaat is a meal set that contains rice, lentils, cooked vegetables, pickles, salads, papads, curd, etc.

Even foreigners who do not like the smell of South Asian spices have started eating dal bhaat. They say it becomes a habit after a few days, and it always tastes delicious.

Even though Nepalese eat breakfast with a spoon, they eat dal with the right hand. This is an interesting custom for the new generation of foreigners who use only spoons.

Various foods like Momo, Chowmen, Samosa, Puri-Julebi, Chana-Chiura, etc. are also most popular in Nepal.

dal bhat, Wonders of Nepal,
Nepali dal-bhat-tarkari” by Subhashish Panigrahi is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0

25. Namaste or Namaskar: A Warm and hearty greeting system in Nepal

The way of greeting people in Nepal differs from that of the West. When a Nepalese greets with ‘Namaste’ or Namaskar, bowing his head with folded hands.

It gives a wonderful feeling of humility and respect to each other. Seeing this, even the foreigners who used to say hi/hello in an emotional way also like to say ‘Namaste’ to everyone in Nepal.

In fact, according to Eastern philosophy, Namaskar or Namaste means ‘I bow to the God within you.’

26. Nepal has a tradition of worshipping animals and nature.

Not only cows are worshipped in Nepal, but bulls, dogs, crows, certain types of plants, and rivers are also worshipped. It is a religious culture that says animals and plants are specific forms of God.

In addition, there is a belief in Nepal that nature and animals help us live, so they deserve respect.

Although its spiritual aspect may differ, it is a physical example of humanity, real intimacy, and love with animals and nature, which can see the world.

Dog festival, Nepal, Wonders of Nepal
Kukur Tihar 2016” by Wildstray is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

27. Country Of World’s Famous Gorkha (Gurkha Army)

Nepal is also the home of the Gorkha army (Somewhere in the word Gurkha), known as the world’s bravest army.

Therefore, the process of recruiting Nepalese into military conscription has been going on for decades in countries including India and Great Britain.

28. Nepal is the country of Numerous mountaineering record-holders

Nepalese have held many world records related to Mount Everest (Everest is called Sagarmatha in Nepal) and mountaineering.

Such as being the first to reach Mount Everest, climbing the mountain most times without using oxygen, and reaching the summit in the least time. Nepali mountaineers and Sherpas have set many mountain records.

mount everest, mountains, Wonders of Nepal
Photo by 12019 on Pixabay

29. Nepal has never been colonized in the past.

Many big countries, like India, were also colonized by other countries. But Nepal, despite being such a small country, was never colonized by any other country in history.

Since Nepal has always managed to be independent while protecting its sovereignty by never giving up in front of the superpower country of that time.

Nepal is the oldest independent sovereign country in South Asia.

30. Himalayan country with mythical stories of various gods and goddesses.

Nepal and the huge Himalayan ranges are also considered playgrounds of Lord Shiva and many other gods and goddesses of various religious denominations. These gods and goddesses are worshipped by more than one billion followers of Hinduism and different religious sects worldwide.

The territory of this country is considered very sacred because of the presence of deities and saints. Gurus and Sannyasins of different castes and religions.

god, green, buddhism, Wonders of Nepal
Photo by spoudel2345 on Pixabay

31. Nepal is the Birthplace Of Lord Buddha

Last but not least, the fact that Nepal is the birthplace of Lord Gautama Buddha, who is worshipped by more than 500 million Buddhist followers worldwide, can never be forgotten.

There is a grand pilgrimage called ‘Lumbini.’ In addition, ‘Swayambhunath’ and ‘Baudhanath’ are significant and beautiful heritage sites in Kathmandu.

In addition, there are many more beautiful and grand ‘Baudha Gumvas,’ ‘Chaityas,’ and ‘Matha’ temples with idols of god and colorful Holy flags from Terai to the peaks of mountains throughout Nepal, which provide a kind of mental peace and amusement to visitors or followers.

Lumbini, Wonders of Nepal
Lumbini” by Aleksandr Zykov is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0

Epilogue

Apart from the above points, the story of the contributions and sacrifices of many small and big kings, ministers, leaders, scholars, martyrs, poets, artists, national personalities, and the entire historical background of Nepal is no less interesting.

Nepali village life’s culture and traditional parts of various tribes are also very interesting.

Moreover, in history, the area of ​​Nepal was much larger than its present size. It is known as ‘Greater Nepal’ and has been in discussion for a long time.

Please visit here to read -> Why is the issue of Greater Nepal being raised repeatedly?

If all these topics were discussed in this article, it would be too long. So, we will discuss the remaining subjects in another article.

So, That’s all in this article about the wonders of Nepal.

Thank you very much for visiting this site and for your valuable time reading this article.

Keep on visiting this site, please.

‘Namaste’

nepal, kathmandu, buddhism, Wonders of Nepal
Photo by willthomas on Pixabay
Share your Love

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *