Nepalgunj
Nepalgunj and its aerial links to other cities.
Coordinates: 28°03′00″N 81°37′00″E / 28.05, 81.616667
Country	Nepal
Regional Authority	Nepalgunj Municipality
Government
- Mayor of Nepalgunj	N.A.
Elevation	150 m (492 ft)
Population (2007)
- Total	64. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Nepal (नेपाल) is a Landlocked country in South Asia. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit 400
Time zone	GMT+5:45 (UTC)

Nepalgunj (नेपालगञ्ज or नेपालगन्ज) (pronounced as /nepãlgənj/ ), also spelled Nepalganj, is a town in Nepal, located in the Banke district of the Bheri zone (Terai), near Nepal's southern border with India. Nepal (नेपाल) is a Landlocked country in South Asia. Banke District (बाँके जिल्ला a part of Bheri zone, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal, a Landlocked Bheri zone (भेरी अञ्चल is one of the fourteen zones of Nepal. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country It is 16 km south of Kohalpur. It is the transport hub for western , mid-western and far-western regions of Nepal. The nearest Indian border is about 8 KM south of Nepalgunj.

Nepalgunj is important business centre for more than 5 regions (Bheri, Rapti, Mahakali, Karnali, Seti). In the middle of town lies Birendra Chok, an intersection named after the late king, of whom it has a statue. Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (वीरेन्द्र वीर विक्रम शाह ( December 28, 1945 &ndash June 1, 2001) was The airport is 6km north from Birendra Chok. The airport is called Mahendra Airport (which was initially constructed at khajura and was later shifted to ranjha), named after the name of Late King Mahendra. The major places in Nepalgunj are Dhambojhi, Gharbaritole, Tribhuwan Chok, Ganeshpur, Sadar Line, Koreanpur, Belaspur, B. P. Chok and Khajura. It connects the under-developed parts of Nepal like Dolpa, Jumla, Mugu, Rukum via airways.

Nepal India border near Nepalgunj.

Bageshowri temple in Nepalgunj is one of the most important temples for Hindus. At the temple can be found a statue of Shiva, which possesses a moustache. Shiva:(pronunciation; Sanskrit: शिव Śiva, lit "Auspicious one" One of the Trimurtis Shiva is the supreme God in the Shaiva For the Swedish heavy metal band see Mustasch. A moustache (or mustache) is Facial hair grown on the upper Lip. It is often referred to as 'जुंगे महादेव' (Junge Mahādeva), and is the only one of its kind.

Culture

Nepalgunj has a very diverse culture. People believing in different religions like Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, Christianity etc and atheists too live here. Hinduism is a religious tradition that originated in the Indian subcontinent. For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings Atheism Similarly people of different ethnicity also abode here.
Until few months back, it was believed that people of different ethnicity and cultures lived in harmony and peace here, but only until then. In last week of December 2006 a riot broke out in Nepalgunj causing violence between Madheshi (people of Terai origin) and Pahades (people of Hilly origin). At least one person was killed and dozens others injured in the clashes and the local administration had to impose curfew extended to several hours to pacify the riot.

Mutilated statue of Tribhuvan at Tribhuvan Chowk Nepalgunj.

During that violence, the agitated mob destroyed the statue of Late King Tribhuvan, as you see in the picture at the right, and named the chowk(crossing) as 'Kamal Madheshi chowk', after the name of the person killed in that violence. King Tribhuhvan Bir Bikram Shah (त्रिभुवन वीर विक्रम शाह King of Nepal ( June 30, 1906 &ndash March 13,
A commission was formed later to find out the cause of the violence.