Asian historical architecture (http://www.orientalarchitecture.com)
A comprehensive survey of Asia's architectural heritage. You can view over 5700 photos of 404 sites in fifteen countries, with extensive background information and innovative 'virtual tours.' The Nepal content includes architectural images and maps from Kathmandu and Patan.
Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) (http://www.south2%Dasia.com/uml/)
Home page for the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist). Contains a history of the Party and its program.
CountryWatch.com: Nepal (http://www.countrywatch.com/cw%5Fcountry.asp?vCOUNTRY=123)
CountryWatch.com, based in Houston, Texas, offers a country profile of Nepal. CountryWatch provides information on the country's political history, economic conditions, and environmental issues. Updated news articles are available, as is a map of the country. CountryWatch lists facts concerning such topics as the country's population, languages, ethnic divisions, largest cities, religions, average daily temperatures, and more. Some of the information is available to subscribers only.
Gurkhas (http://www.gurkhas.com/)
Contains information on the Gurkha community in Nepal, particularly those involved in military operations. News and feature stories about Gurkha regiments, links to Gurkha history, people, pictures of martyrs, and stories of action.
Nepal (http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Nepal.html)
The Nepal pages of World Statesmen lists the historical leaders of Nepal. It lists the heads of state and government, has images of the Nepalese flag in different periods of history, includes maps, has the English text of the national anthem, chronology, as well as era names.
Nepal. (http://www.interknowledge.com/nepal/index.html)
Presents information about the country of Nepal. Notes that Mount Everest is located in Nepal and the Himalaya Mountains make up 80 percent of Nepal. Includes information about the location, geography, climate, history, and the people of the country. Links to sites related to Nepal, Asia, and the world.
Timeline: Nepal (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south%5Fasia/country%5Fprofiles/1166516.stm)
Run by the British Broadcasting Corporation, this web page provides an outline of the history of Nepal from 1768 until present.
WorldRover: Nepal History (http://www.worldrover.com/history/nepal%5Fhistory.html)
WorldRover presents a brief history about Nepal. The information was obtained from the 1995 U.S. State Department Background Notes. Nepal was often called Gorkha Kingdom in the 18th century during the time the modern country was formed from independent hill states. In a movement to restore democracy, an interim government was established on April 19, 1990.
The career of Bhanubhakta as a history of Nepali national culture, 1940-1999 (http://www.iisg.nl/%7Esephis/pratyoush.pdf)
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