Lumbini Province
Lumbini Province (Nepali: लुम्बिनी प्रदेश) is one of the seven provinces of Nepal. The 2021 Nepal census said that 5,124,225 people live there. It was known as Province No. 5 until the name was changed in 2020. The capital city is Deukhuri.[1][2]
Lumbini Province Media
Gautama Buddha's s birth in Lumbini (His mother Maya Devi depicted holding a branch of sal tree)
Ashoka pillar of Lumbini
Lumbini pillar Medieval inscription
Ujir Singh Thapa (1795-1824) Anglo-Nepal war veteran. Eldest son of General Kaji Nain Singh Thapa and grandson of Sanu Kaji Amar Singh Thapa, father of PM Bhimsen Thapa of Thapa Khalak dynasty.
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Jit Gadhi fort - used by the victorious Nepalese troops in the battle against the British East India Company (1815 AD)
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Dang valley is one of the largest Inner Terai valleys of Nepal
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Forest zone in Bardiya district
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Mount Putha Eastern Rukum
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Sisne Peak towers above the remote villages and fields of secluded Rukum District in rugged western Nepal. Photo by Alonzo Lyons.
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Gharials (Gavialis gangeticus) sun basking in Bardiya National Park
References
- ↑ "It's official now: Dang is capital of Province 5, renamed as Lumbini". OnlineKhabar. 6 October 2020. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ↑ "Province 5 to be named Lumbini, Dang's Deukhuri permanent capital". [MyRepública. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
