District de SankhuwasabhaSankhuwasabha District (सङ्खुवासभा जिल्ला ) is one of 14 districts of Koshi Province of eastern Nepal. The district's area is 3,480 km2 with a population of 159,203 in 2001 and 158,742 in 2011. The administrative center is Khandbari. Bordering districts are Bhojpur, Tehrathum, Dhankuta, Solukhumbu and Taplejung in Koshi Province. Tingri County of Shigatse Prefecture in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China borders to the north.
Kirat MundhumKirat Mundum, (Nepali: किरात मुन्दुम) also known as Kiratism, or Kirati Mundum, is an animistic folk religion that is indigenous to the Kirati ethnic groups of Nepal, Darjeeling and Sikkim, majorly practiced by Yakkha, Limbu, Sunuwar, Rai, Thami, Jirel, Hayu and Surel peoples in the north-eastern Indo subcontinent. The practice is also known as Kirat Veda, Kirat-Ko Veda or Kirat Ko Ved. According to some scholars, such as Tom Woodhatch, it is a blend of shamanism, animism (e.g.
Khas peopleKhas people, (Langkɑːs; खस) popularly known as Khas Arya, are an Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic group native to the Himalayan region of the Indian subcontinent, in what is now the present-day South Asian country of Nepal, as well as the Indian states of Uttarakhand, West Bengal and Sikkim. Historically, Khas were the speakers of an ancient Khas language from the Indo-Aryan language family and the earliest recorded speakers of the Western Pahari languages. The large portion of the Indo-Aryan speakers throughout lower Himalayas were the Khas people.
SunwarLe sunwar (autonyme, कोँइच koĩts) est une langue tibéto-birmane parlée au Népal. Le sunwar est parlé dans les districts d'Okhladhunga et de Ramechhap. Le sunwar est une des langues kiranti, un sous-groupe des langues himalayennes de la famille tibéto-birmane. Dörte Borchers, 2008, A Grammar of Sunwar: Descriptive Grammar, Paradigms, Texts and Glossary, Tibetan studies library, Languages of the greater Himalayan region volume 5/7), Leyde, Brill Catégorie:Inventaire de langues Catégorie:Langue kiranti Catégo
District d'OkhaldhungaOkhaldhunga District (ओखलढुङ्गा जिल्ला) is one of 14 districts of Koshi Province in eastern Nepal. The district, with Okhaldhunga as its district headquarters, covers an area of and had a population of 156,702 in 2001 and 147,984 in 2011. Okhaldhunga is the place where Siddhicharan Shrestha was born. Siddhicharan Shrestha is known as the 'Yug Kawi' (Poet of the era) of Nepal. He is a famous poet of Nepal and is popular for his song and poem ‘Mero Pyaro Okhaldhunga’ (My dearly Okhaldhunga).
Tamangs250px|right|thumb|Groupes ethniques principaux du Népal : Bhotia, Sherpa, Thakali Gurung Kiranti, Rai, Limbu Pahari Tamang Les Tamangs () forment l'un des nombreux groupes ethniques du Népal. Ils vivent surtout au nord et à l'est de Katmandou principalement dans le Ganesh Himal. Leur culture est très proche des cultures tibétaine et sherpa. La plupart parlent le tamang, un ensemble de langues tibéto-birmanes : sur un total de personnes dénombrées dans le pays lors du recensement de 2011, déclaraient parler le tamang.
GurkhasLes Gurkhas sont des unités des armées britanniques et indiennes, recrutées au Népal. Initialement, sous leur nom original, les Gorkhas étaient des membres du clan Khas Rajput de l'Inde du Nord, qui ont émigré du Rajasthan vers le territoire actuel du Népal, au , chassés par les musulmans. Leur langue, le gorkhalî, dialecte indo-européen proche du hindî, est devenu la langue commune du Népal sous le nom de népalî ou népalais. Les Gurkhas sont associés au khukuri, un couteau népalais, et sont célèbres pour leur bravoure, leur férocité et leur loyauté.
District de MorangLe district de Morang (en मोरङ जिल्ला) est l'un des 77 districts du Népal. Il est rattaché à la province de Koshi. La population du district s'élevait à en 2011. Il faisait partie de la zone de Koshi et de la région de développement Est jusqu'à la réorganisation administrative de 2015 où ces entités ont disparu. Le district de Morang est subdivisé en 17 unités de niveau inférieur, dont une ville métropolitaine, 8 municipalités et 8 gaunpalikas ou municipalités rurales.
NepalisNepalis (English: Nepalese ; नेपाली) are the citizens of Nepal under the provisions of Nepali nationality law. The term Nepalis (Nepalese) usually refers to the nationality, that is, to people with citizenship of Nepal, while the people without Nepalese citizenship but with roots in Nepal such as Nepalese Americans are strictly referred to as Nepali Speaking Foreigners (नेपाली भाषी विदेशी) who are speakers of Nepali, Maithili or any of the other 128 Nepalese languages but are now foreign citizens or of foreign nationality bearing passports and citizenship of the foreign nation.
Kalimpong districtKalimpong district is a district in the state of West Bengal, India. Originally known as Dalingkot tehsil, the region was alternatively under the control of Sikkim and Bhutan. In 1865, it was annexed from Bhutan by British India under the Treaty of Sinchula, and administered as a subdivision of the Darjeeling district from 1916 to 2017. In 2017, it was carved out as a separate district to become the 21st district of West Bengal. The district is headquartered at Kalimpong, which grew to prominence as a market town for Indo-Tibetan trade during the British period.
