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Nepal Army's Guruju Paltan (a ceremonial infantry company) in traditional uniform Khukuri, Karda and Chakmak.Khukuri is the symbolic weapon of the Nepali Army. The Nepali Army (Nepali: नेपाली सेना, romanized: Nēpālī Sēnā), also referred as the Gorkhali Army (गोरखाली सेना, Gōrakhālī Sēnā; see Gorkhas), is the land service branch of the Nepali ...
Brunei Gurkha Reserve Unit. The Gurkha Reserve Unit (GRU) is a special guard and elite shock-troop force in the Sultanate of Brunei. The Brunei Reserve Unit employs about 500 Gurkhas. The majority are veterans of the British Army and the Singaporean Police, who have joined the GRU as a second career.
Rara National Park is a protected area in the Himalayas of Nepal and was established in 1976. Covering an area of 106 km 2 (41 sq mi) in the Mugu and Jumla districts, it is the country's smallest national park. [1] Its main feature is Rara Lake at an altitude of 2,990 m (9,810 ft). [2] The park was established to protect the unique flora and ...
Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park is the ninth national park in Nepal and was established in 2002. It is located in the country's mid-hills on the northern fringe of the Kathmandu Valley and named after Shivapuri Peak at 2,732 m (8,963 ft) altitude. It covers an area of 159 km 2 (61 sq mi) in the districts of Kathmandu, Nuwakot and ...
The Nepali Armed Forces are the military forces of Nepal. Composed primarily of the ground-based Nepali Army, organized into six active combat divisions, the Nepalese Armed Forces also operates the smaller Nepalese Army Air Service designed to support army operations and provide close light combat support.
Conservation areas. Annapurna Conservation Area – 7,629 km 2 (2,946 sq mi) Kanchenjunga Conservation Area – 2,035 km 2 (786 sq mi) Manaslu Conservation Area – 1,663 km 2 (642 sq mi) Blackbuck Conservation Area – 15.95 km 2 (6.16 sq mi) Api Nampa Conservation Area – 1,903 km 2 (735 sq mi) Gaurishankar Conservation Area – 2,179 km 2 ...
Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation. Annapurna Conservation Area is Nepal 's largest protected area covering 7,629 km 2 (2,946 sq mi) in the Annapurna range of the Himalayas. It ranges in elevation from 790 m (2,590 ft) to the peak of Annapurna I at 8,091 m (26,545 ft). The conservation area stretches across Manang, Mustang ...
Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation. Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve is the only hunting reserve in Nepal. Established in 1987 it covers an area of 1,325 km 2 (512 sq mi) in the Dhaulagiri Himal of western Nepal in the Eastern Rukum, Myagdi and Baglung Districts. In elevation, it ranges from 2,850 to 5,500 m (9,350 to 18,040 ft).