Gorkha is a popular place for different reasons:
Historical Reason: Gorkha has a very glorious history. Some 245 years ago, Nepal was divided into 50 tiny states, and Gorkha was one of them. King Prithivi Narayan Shah, the king from ‘Shah Dynasty’ unified Nepal into one kingdom. His Gorkha Palace resides on the top of a hill at an altitude of 1000 meters even today. His generations ruled over Nepal for about 240 years. About three and half years back, the Constitutional Assembly (CA) voted overwhelmingly in favor of abolishing the monarchy and declaring republic.
Similarly, Gorkha is historically popular for its brave and legendary warriors who fought with knives against the guns. They took part in different wars including two destructive World Wars.
Geographical reasons: Geographically Gorkha is very famous in Nepal. It has geographic diversities. It has a number of mountain peaks in the northern part. It has many hills in the middle part and numbers big and small plains. There are many rivers that flow from north to south. Slop terrains from south to north add the beauty of this district.
Cultural reason: Gorkha is multicultural, multilingual and multi-religious district. Hindus, Muslim and Buddhist live in Gorkha. More than ten languages are spoken here. Most of the casts that Nepal has in general live here. They have their own cultural norms, values and practices.
Tourism: Gorkha is one of the important tourism centers of Nepal. It is full of beautiful places. Kalika temple, Manakamana temple, Gorkha Durbar, Ligligkot and so on are the famous religious and historical places here. Gorkha Municipality, Aarughat Bazaar, Barapak Village, Laprak Village and the northern part of this district are important for sight and scene. Mount Manasulu, Mount Ganesh etc are very enchanting mountains that speak the beauty of Gorkha
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