By: Eureka Subedi
Since heritage fest will probably not take place this year, here are 10 unique facts about our country Nepal.
- You may have heard about having the tallest mountain in the world but did you know that Nepal is also home to the deepest canyon on earth as well?
- Portugal is a very well known country for having the soccer player Rolando but you probably didn’t know that Nepal’s map and Portugal’s map are very similar!
- Nepal’s flag is the only flag out of the counties that is not a quadrilateral but is in fact a triangular shape instead!
- Nepal also has a very different calendar!
- We Nepali’s respect cows very much to the point where slaughtering cows in Nepal is illegal!
- Even though Buddha was born in Nepal Hindu is the most important religion in the land!
- Nepal has many different animals from cute ones to endangered ones. yes that’s true Nepal is home to the most endangered animals.
- We have all heard about the lake in Kathmandu that got dried up right! Well Nepal’s capital was once a lake
- The very unusual creature Yeti was seen in the Himalayas by many!
- Nepal has the tallest grass land in the world in Chitawn as well as the highest lake on earth!