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Touring Diktel in Nepal
Diktel in the region of Nepal (general) is a city located in Nepal - some 97 mi or ( 156 km ) East of Kathmandu , the country's capital city .
Time in Diktel is now 12:36 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Kathmandu " with a UTC offset of 5.75 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Dhaka, Thimphu, Patna, Zham, and Shigatse. Being here already, consider visiting Dhaka . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Diktel ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Lamidanda to Salpa Bhanjyang - Off the beaten track in Eastern Nepal 1
Record of a journey from Lamidanda, through Aiselukharka, Sanam, Phedi and Tumlingtar to Hile. This video shows the route from Lamidanda airstrip, into the Rawa Khola valley and up the well built trac ..
KHOTANG KHANIDADA 1 MAJHUWA GAVISA
haamro khOtang ..
Mt. Everest flight
A quick glimpse of Mt. Everest from an eastbound airplane window. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Diktel
Diktel is the headquarters of Khotang District, a part of Sagarmatha Zone, Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 7,324 persons residing in 1,433 individual households. The town is located at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:27|12|50|N|86|47|52|E|type:city_region:NP | |name= }} and has an altitude of 1,530 metres . It contains a notable jail.
Located at 27.21 86.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Khotang District
Khotang District, a part of Sagarmatha Zone, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal, a landlocked country of South Asia. The district, with Diktel as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,591 km² and has a population (2001) of 231,385. Khotang is part of the area traditionally called Majh Kirat/Kirant (middle Kirat), home to indigenous ethnic Kirat Rai people. Apart from Rais, other ethnic groups and hill castes live in Khotang.
Located at 27.20 86.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Lamidanda Airport
Lamidanda Airport is an airport serving Lamidanda, a village in the Khotang district of the Sagarmatha zone in Nepal.
Located at 27.25 86.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Maratika Cave
Maratika Cave and Maratika Monastery are located in Khotang District in Nepal, circa 185 km south west of Mount Everest. It is a venerated site of pilgrimage associated with Mandarava, Padmasambhava and longevity. Mandarava and Padmasambhava realised a number of terma that had been elementally encoded as terma in Maratika Cave by Dakini Sangwa Yeshe, terma that number among the longevity teachings of Buddha Amitabha and given at the behest of Bodhisattva Avalokiteswara.
Located at 27.19 86.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Sagarmatha Zone
Sagarmāthā Zone is a zone in eastern Nepal. It includes mountain districts of the Himalayas in the north, hill districts in the center, and valley districts of the Terai in the south. It is bordered by China to the north, India to the south, the Koshi Zone to the east and the Janakpur Zone to the west.
Located at 27.33 86.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
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