INTRODUCTION of NEPAL

Nepal is a landlord country located in south Asia. It is located in

the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and
to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India. Nepal is separated
from Bangladesh by the narrow Indian Siliguri Corridor and from Bhutan by the
Indian state of Sikkim. Kathmandu is the nation's capital and largest metropolis.
NATURALLY NEPAL, Once is not enough is the tourism brand of Nepal. Naturally
Nepal is a simple expression that repackages the Nepal brand in a positive light.
MUSTANG
Mustang district is part of Dhaulagiri zone. It is one of seventy five district of
Nepal.The caravan route which runs to thak khola valley is the Mustang district
The three selected settlements lie in the lower region of mustang district referred
to as Thak khola. Thak khola lies in the rain shadow region of Annapurna
Mountains, giving rise to desert-like conditions with steep barren
landscapes.altitude of 30 km long valley inclines from 1,900 m in the south to
2700 m in the north. It is surrounded by some of the highest mountain including
Dhaulagiri and Annapurna.In thak khola winters are long and cold and summer
are short and warm. Due to minimal rainfall and high evaporation caused by
strong wind northern part has semi desert vegetation. In south rainfall is more
than twice as high than north.
Thak khola is ecologicallt transit zone between arid Tibetan plateau in north and
Nepalese hill in the south and it is important in exchange of Tibetan salt and
Nepalese food grains.
The biggest villagers are Marpha, Tukche, syang and thini.
HISTORY OF MUSTANG
Mustang was an independent country
The economy of Lo, Bahragaon and Panchgaon suffered since the Thakalis
gained control over the salt trade along the Kali Gandaki in 1862. The
introduction of a constitutional monarchy in Nepal in 1951 resulted in Mustang
becoming a district, and took away much of the Kings power.