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A view of temples in the area of Durbar Square in the historic center of Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. This photograph was taken before the devastating earthquake of 2015, when many of these buildings were severely damaged or destroyed.
An aerial view of the Himalayas with windswept Mount Everest in the center. The mountain is located on the Nepal-China border and is shared by both countries. Mount Everest is the highest point on earth above sea level at 8,849 m (29,025 ft). The mountain was named after Sir George Everest, a British surveyor and geographer who served as the Surveyor General of India from 1830-1843.
Aerial view of Mount Everest on a clear day. The mountain falls on the Nepal-China border and is shared by both countries.
Tal Bahari Temple is located on a small island in the southeast section of Phewa Lake, Nepal’s second largest. The two-storied pagoda-style temple, built in 1416, is a Hindu temple dedicated to the Goddess Durga (Barahi), the protector of the gods from demons.
The south face of the Annapurna Massif in the Annapurna Conservation Area in Nepal. The highest peak of the massif, Annapurna I Main, is the tenth highest mountain in the world at 8,091 m (26,545 ft) above sea level.
The Himalayas (pictured) are a mountain range in South and East Asia that separates the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The range has many of the world's highest peaks, including the highest, Mount Everest, at the border between Nepal and China.
Namche Bazaar, often called a gateway to Everest, is one of the most renowned and popular sherpa towns in the Everest region of Nepal. Built in a semi-circle along multi-leveled terraces, the town is home to Sagarmatha National Park Museum, the Sherpa Museum, luxury hotels, stores, restaurants, and trekking gear shops.
A view of Mount Thamserku in Nepal, located in the Himalayas east of Namche Bazaar.
Mt. Everest (in the middle), behind the two peaks of Mt. Nuptse as seen from Kala Pathar in Nepal's Sagarmatha National Park. The glacier in front of the two peaks of Mt. Nuptse is the Khumbu Glacier. The mountain to the far left is Mt. Changtse in Tibet. In front of Mt. Changtse is the Khumbu Icefall.
A view of a Nepali village in the Annapurna Conservation Area (ACA). Established in 1992, it has an area of 7,629 sq km (2,946 sq mi) and contains the world’s deepest river gorge, Gandaki Gorge, as well as one of the world’s largest rhododendron forests and the world’s highest-altitude freshwater lake.
One of the many Indian rhinoceros found at the Chitwan National Park (CNP) in Kasara, Chitwan, which was Nepal's first national park. Established in 1973 and granted World Heritage Site status in 1984, the park lies in the subtropical Inner Terai lowlands of south-central Nepal and covers an area of 953 sq km (368 sq mi).
The clouded leopard is native to Southeast Asia, with one of the largest populations found in Nepal's Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park. These shy, nocturnal animals spend most of their time in trees. Photo courtesy of Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.
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