western Nepal

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Western Nepal is a predominantly hilly and mountainous region of Nepal known for its ethnic diversity, including significant Magar communities, and for its rich cultural traditions and natural landscapes.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
western Nepal canonical 20
Western Nepal 9
Far-Western Nepal 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf region of Nepal
country Nepal
hasCity Butwal
Nepalgunj
Pokhara
hasCulturalCharacteristic ethnically diverse
rich cultural traditions
hasCulturalPractice festivals related to Hindu calendar
local harvest festivals
shamanic rituals
traditional dance
traditional folk music
hasEconomicActivity animal husbandry
seasonal labor migration
subsistence agriculture
hasEthnicGroup Brahmin
linked to: Brahmins

Chhetri
Dalit communities
Gurung people
Magar people
Thakuri people
Tharu people
hasGeographicalFeature Himalayas
Mid-Hills
linked to: Mid-Hills of Nepal

river valleys
hasLanguage Gurung language
Magar language
Nepali language
linked to: Nepali
hasNaturalLandscape forests
hill terraces
mountain landscapes
hasProtectedArea Bardia National Park
Rara National Park
Shey Phoksundo National Park
hasReligion Buddhism
Hinduism
indigenous beliefs
hasRiver Bheri River
Karnali River
Rapti River
Seti River
hasTerrain hilly
mountainous
hasTourismType cultural tourism
ecotourism
trekking tourism
locatedIn Nepal
partOf Nepal

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Magar traditionalRegion western Nepal
Butwal locatedInGeographicalRegion Western Nepal
linked to: western Nepal
Tansen locatedInRegion western Nepal
Tansen partOf western development region of Nepal
linked to: western Nepal
Bardia National Park locatedIn Western Nepal
linked to: western Nepal
Mid-western Nepal locatedIn western Nepal
subject linked to: mid-western Nepal
Upper Karnali Hydropower Project region Far-Western Nepal
linked to: western Nepal
Parbat District locatedIn Western Nepal
linked to: western Nepal
Karnali Province locatedIn western Nepal
Myagdi District locatedIn Western Nepal
linked to: western Nepal
Kingdom of Khasa centeredIn western Nepal
2013 North India floods location Western Nepal
linked to: western Nepal
Baitadi District locatedIn western Nepal
Tamangic languages region Western Nepal
linked to: western Nepal
Soti Khola region western Nepal
Kushma region western Nepal
Ghorepani Poon Hill region Western Nepal
linked to: western Nepal
Dhaulagiri region locatedIn western Nepal
Tamangic geographicDistribution western Nepal
Tamang language region western Nepal
Parbatiya associatedWithRegion Western Nepal
linked to: western Nepal
Khas Arya ethnogenesisRegion western Nepal
Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve locatedIn western Nepal
Siddhartha Highway locatedIn western Nepal
Mahendra Highway connectsRegion western Nepal
East–West Highway passesThrough western Nepal
Butwal Sub-Metropolitan City region Western Nepal
linked to: western Nepal
Dang Valley locatedIn western Nepal