Ten Facts about Nepal :

in #busy6 years ago

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Hello Steemit,
I am with Ten interesting facts about beautiful country Nepal that you might not know. Here I go :

#1. Nepal Standard time is one of only two official time zones with a 45-minute increment from UTC, it's timezone being +05:45.

#2. Nepal has never officially won an olympic games medal.

#3. The national flag of Nepal is the world's only non-quadrilateral national flag.

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(Image Source : pranishan_photography, Instagram)

#4. About 60% of internet users in Nepal surf internet with a speed below 256 Kbps. It is the second slowest speed in the world just behind Libya.

#5. Binod Chaudhary is the first and only Billionaire from Nepal having worth $1.3 billion (2015).

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(Image Source : binodk.chaudhary, Instagram).

#6. Nepal doesn't have an Independence day because Nepal was never Colonized.

#7. Elephant Polo game was originated in Meghauli, Nepal. Tiger tops in Nepal is the headquarter of Elephant Polo.

#8. Eight of the Ten tallest Mountains in the world lies in Nepal (8000 m and above).

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(Image Source : luxliferich, Instagram).

#9. Unlike other countries, Nepal has Saturday as public holiday, not Sunday.

#10. Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, has more UNESCO World heritage sites than any other city in the world. It holds 7 of them around a radius of 15 kilometres.

  • Bhaktapur Durbar Square :
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    (Image Source : ashutosh_singh_thakuri, Instagram).

  • Bouddhanath :
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    (Image Source : discoverychannel, Instagram).

  • Patan Durbar Square :
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    (Image Source : nepaltraveller, Instagram).

  • Changunarayan :
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    (Image Source : namcheyofficial, Instagram).

  • Kathmandu Durbar Square :
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    (Image Source : tocotocoyutrip, Instagram).

  • Pashupatinath :
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    (Image Source : nepal8thwonder, Instagram).

  • Swyambhunath :
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    (Image Source : insta.travellerss, Instagram).

Finally, hope you guys enjoy these facts. Let me know more facts in the comment section. Follow @bipin7 and upvote for more posts.

THANKS!

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