INepal iyizwe elincane laseHimalaya eliphakathi kweNdiya neShayina kodwa linezinhlobonhlobo ezinhle zezindawo, amasiko, izilimi, izilwane zasendle kanye namasiko. INepal idume ngeNtaba i-Everest kodwa kuningi kakhulu okufanele ukwazi ngaleli lizwe eliyingqayizivele. INepal ihlukile kunoma iyiphi enye indawo emhlabeni ngenxa yamadolobha ayo asendulo, amasiko aphilayo, izilwane ezingavamile kanye nendawo eyingqayizivele.
Lesi sihloko sihlanganisa amaqiniso athakazelisayo ngeNepal abahambi abaningi nabafundi abangeke bawazi. Uma ucabanga ngokuya eNepal noma ufuna nje ukwazi okwengeziwe ngaleli lizwe elithakazelisayo, uzothola ukuthi la maqiniso azokwenza ujwayelane kakhudlwana nokuthi kungani iNepal iqhubeka nokuheha abahambi abavela kuwo wonke umhlaba.
1. INepal iyikhaya leNtaba Ephakeme Kunazo Zonke Emhlabeni
Noma nini lapho umuntu ekhuluma ngeNepal, into yokuqala ayicabangayo yiNtaba i-Everest futhi iyintaba ende kunazo zonke emhlabeni engamamitha angu-8,848.86 (29,031.7 ft) ngaphezu kolwandle. I-Everest itholakala ohlakeni lwaseMahalangur Himal, phakathi kweNepal neShayina futhi iyindawo ethandwayo yabahambi ngezinyawo nabakhuphuka izintaba.
Bambalwa abantu abafika esiqongweni kodwa izivakashi eziningi zihlanganyela ohambweni lwe-Everest Base Camp noma zindize ziye ezintabeni ukuze zibone lesi siqongo esidumile. Indawo ezungezile yeKhumbu icebile ngabantu baseSherpa, izindela ezindala kanye nezindawo ezinhle zasezintabeni ezizokwenza ngisho nohambo oluya esifundeni sase-Everest saseNepal lube yinto ekhumbulekayo, ngaphandle kokuhlangenwe nakho kokukhuphuka i-Everest uqobo.
I-Everest Base Camp Trek izinsuku ezi-12
INepal iyizwe elincane laseHimalaya eliphakathi kweNdiya neShayina kodwa linezinhlobonhlobo ezinhle zezindawo, amasiko, izilimi, izilwane zasendle kanye…
2. INepal Ineziqongo Eziyisishiyagalombili Eziphakeme Kakhulu Eziyishumi Nane Emhlabeni
Enye yezinto ezivelele kakhulu ngeNepal yizintaba zayo ezinde kakhulu. INepal inezintaba eziyi-14 ezingaphezu kwamamitha angu-8000 (26246 feet) ngaphezu kwanoma yiliphi elinye izwe emhlabeni.
Benza iNepal ibe enye yezindawo ezihamba phambili zokuvakasha ngezinyawo, izintaba kanye nezokuzijabulisa emhlabeni.
INepal inendawo encane kodwa emabangeni amafushane ngokumangalisayo iyakwazi ukubona amagquma aluhlaza ukuya eziqongweni zezintaba ezineqhwa.
3. Ukuphakama KwaseNepal Kushintsha Kakhulu Ebangeni Elifushane
Elinye lamaqiniso athakazelisayo kakhulu ngeNepal ukuthi iphakeme ngendlela emangalisayo. Indawo ephansi kunazo zonke kuleli zwe ingamamitha angu-59 (194 feet) ngaphezu kolwandle eKechana Kalan, kanti indawo ephakeme kunazo zonke yiNtaba i-Everest ngamamitha angu-8,848.86 (29,031.7 feet).
Lo mehluko omkhulu wenzeka ebangeni elisuka enyakatho kuya eningizimu elingamakhilomitha angu-200 kuphela (amamayela angu-124). Lokhu kuholele ekubeni khona kwamahlathi asezindaweni ezishisayo, amathafa avundile, amagquma agudlayo, izigodi zasezintabeni, izinguzunga zeqhwa kanye nezinye zezintaba eziphakeme kakhulu emhlabeni eNepal.
Ukuhlukahluka kwezindawo kuye kwabangela izinhlobo eziningi zezulu, izimiso zemvelo kanye nendlela yokuphila ezweni lonke.
4. INepal Yindawo Yokuzalwa KweNkosi uBuddha
Kuyamangaza abaningi ukuthi iNkosi uBuddha yazalelwa eNepal hhayi eNdiya. Yazalelwa eLumbini, idolobha eliseNepal emathafeni aseningizimu cishe ngo-600 BC.
ILumbini manje isiyindawo yeGugu Lomhlaba ye-UNESCO futhi iyindawo yokuheha izivakashi kanye nendawo yokuhambela abantu emhlabeni wonke. IThempeli likaMaya Devi yilapho uBuddha azalelwa khona futhi izindlu zezindela ezakhiwe amazwe ahlukahlukene zibonisa izitayela ezahlukene zokwakha zobuBuddha.
ILumbini ingenye yezindawo ezingokomoya ezibaluleke kakhulu e-Asia ngenxa yokuthi iyindawo yokuzalwa kweNkosi uBuddha kanye nendawo ezungezile enokuthula.
5. INepal Inamaqembu Ezinhlanga Angaphezu Kwe-120 Nezilimi Ezingaphezu Kwe-120
Izwe laseNepal lingenye yamazwe anezamasiko ahlukahlukene kakhulu e-Asia. Ukubalwa kwabantu kuzwelonke kubonisa amaqembu ezizwe angaphezu kuka-120 kanye nezilimi ezingaphezu kuka-120 ezisetshenziswa kulo lonke izwe.
Sekungamakhulu eminyaka imiphakathi efana neSherpa, iNewar, iGurung, iTamang, iTharu, iRai, iLimbu, iMagar neminye igcine amasiko ayo, imikhosi, izingubo zendabuko, umculo kanye nokudla kwasendaweni.
Lokhu kuhlukahluka kuvumela ukujabulela amasiko ahlukene ngisho noma usuka endaweni eyodwa uye kwenye ngebanga elifushane kakhulu. Ifa elicebile lamasiko laseNepal lithuthukiswa umphakathi ngamunye.
6. INepal Inonkulunkulukazi Ophilayo
Esinye sezici ezingavamile kakhulu eNepal unkulunkulukazi ophilayo, owaziwa ngokuthi uKumari.
I-Kumari iyintombazane encane ekhethwe emphakathini waseNewar eKathmandu ekholelwa ngamaHindu namaBuddha amaningi ukuthi imelela unkulunkulukazi uTaleju. Ihlala eKumari Ghar yomlando eseduze neKathmandu Durbar Square futhi iphuma ngezikhathi zemikhosi yenkolo ebalulekile ngesikhathi se-Indra Jatra.
Lesi siko besilokhu sikhona amakhulu eminyaka futhi saziwa njengesiko lamasiko eliphilayo kuze kube namuhla futhi empeleni, singenye yamasiko ambalwa aphilayo emhlabeni.
7. INepal Ivikela Izilwane Zasendle Ezingavamile
INepal idume ngezintaba zayo, kodwa futhi idume ngezinhlelo zayo ezibalulekile zokulondolozwa kwezilwane zasendle.
Ubhejane onempondo eyodwa, ihlosi laseBengal, indlovu yase-Asia, ingwenya ye-gharial, ibhere le-sloth kanye nezinyoni eziningi ziphakathi kwezilwane ezisengozini yokuqothulwa ezihlala emapaki kazwelonke njengeChitwan National Park kanye neBardia National Park.
Imiphakathi yendawo ibe negalelo empumelelweni yokongiwa kwemvelo yaseNepal, ngezinhlelo ezisekelwa yiyo. Imiphakathi yendawo ibe neqhaza elikhulu empumelelweni yezinhlelo zokongiwa kwemvelo eNepal. Inani lobhejane abanempondo eyodwa eNepal belilokhu likhuphuka kancane kancane emashumini eminyaka amuva nje, okwenza kube yisibonelo esihle semizamo yokongiwa kwemvelo ephumelelayo.
8. Ifulege Likazwelonke Alifani Nanoma Yiliphi Elinye
Into eyodwa ekhumbuleka kalula ngeNepal ifulegi layo leSizwe. Ifulegi laseNepal liwukuphela kwefulegi emhlabeni elingelona unxande noma isikwele.
Kunalokho, yakhiwe ngezimo ezimbili ezihlangene ezingonxantathu. Lo mklamo ubukhona amakhulu eminyaka futhi uwuphawu lwezintaba zaseHimalaya kanye nefa lamasiko aleli zwe. Umbala obomvu ubonisa isibindi kanti umugqa oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka emngceleni ubonisa ukuthula.
Ifulegi libonisa ilanga nenyanga okuyizimpawu zethemba lokuthi iNepal izohlala isikhathi eside njengelanga nenyanga.
Uhambo Lokuphuma Kwelanga eNepal
INepal iyizwe elincane laseHimalaya eliphakathi kweNdiya neShayina kodwa linezinhlobonhlobo ezinhle zezindawo, amasiko, izilimi, izilwane zasendle kanye…
9. INepal Igubha Imikhosi Unyaka Wonke
INepal iyizwe elaziwa ngokuhlukahluka kwenkolo namasiko futhi inekhalenda elicebile lemikhosi ngayinye enemibala yayo ehlukile.
Umkhosi weDashain uwumkhosi omkhulu wamaHindu futhi ubonisa ukuthi okuhle kunqobe ububi. Umkhosi wokukhanya, owaziwa nangokuthi iTihar, unikezelwe ezilwaneni, okuhlanganisa amagwababa, izinja, izinkomo nezinkabi, ngaphambi komkhosi wabafowethu nodadewethu. AmaBuddha akhumbula uBuddha Jayanti ngokuzalwa kweNkosi uBuddha.
Eminye imikhosi ebalulekile yiHoli, i-Indra Jatra, iLosar, iTeej, iChhath kanye nemikhosi eminingana yesifunda. Njengoba kuwumkhosi wamasiko namakhalenda ahlukahlukene ezinhlanga, imikhosi ibanjwa unyaka wonke ezweni lonke.
10. INepal Inezifunda Ezintathu Ezihlukile Zendawo
Kunamaqiniso amathathu angaziwa kangako ngeNepal; elilodwa ukuthi ihlukaniswe ngokusemthethweni ngezifunda ezintathu zezwe.
Isifunda esiseningizimu yeTerai sinamathafa ayisicaba, acebile ngamapulazi avundile, amahlathi aminyene kanye namapaki kazwelonke amaningana. Isifunda saseMiddle Hill sihlanganisa izigodi, amapulazi anezitezi, amadolobha namadolobha anomlando afana neKathmandu nePokhara. Isifunda saseNorth Mountain siyikhaya lamaqhwa, izigodi ezinde kanye nezinye zezintaba eziphakeme kakhulu emhlabeni.
Isimo sezulu, amasiko, izitshalo kanye nendlela yokuphila yesifunda ngasinye kuhlukile. Lolu uhlobo olumangalisayo oluvumela izivakashi ukuthi zibone izindawo ezahlukene ohambweni olulodwa eNepal.
Kungani iNepal ihlukile kwamanye amazwe
INepal iyizwe elinezintaba, amahlathi nezindawo zomlando, konke kusendaweni encane. Izivakashi zingabona amathempeli asendulo ekuseni, amadolobhana asezintabeni anokuthula ntambama kanye nezintaba zaseHimalaya ezimbozwe yiqhwa ebusuku.
Sekungamakhulu eminyaka, iningi lamaHindu namaBuddha lithonya impilo yansuku zonke yaleli zwe. Ukuvumelana kwezinkolo kubonakala ezindaweni eziningi lapho amathempeli nezindela kuseduze khona futhi abantu bemiphakathi ehlukene yezinkolo begubha imikhosi yomunye nomunye.
Abantu baseNepal baziwa nangokungenisa izihambi kwabo kanye nokufudumala. Abantu bamukelwa ngokumamatheka kwangempela ebusweni babo futhi okuhlangenwe nakho kwamasiko kuyakhumbuleka ngokufanayo nemibono.
Ulwazi Lwebhonasi
Kungani iNepal ibizwa ngokuthi uphahla lomhlaba
Inkulumo ethi “Uphahla lomhlaba” ivame ukusetshenziswa ukuchaza iNepal futhi kulula ukubona ukuthi kungani. INepal ibizwa ngaleli gama kodwa yilapho lapho kukhona khona ukuqongelela okuphawulekayo kwezintaba eziphakeme kakhulu emhlabeni. Izintaba ezimbozwe yiqhwa, izigodi zemifula ejulile, izinguzunga zeqhwa kanye nezintaba eziphakeme ezakha ingxenye yobuntu bezwe konke kubonakala endaweni encane kakhulu.
Lezi zindawo eziphakeme kakhulu bezilokhu zilwela ukuphila amakhulu eminyaka amaningi. Amadolobhana asezindaweni ezifana neKhumbu, iManang kanye neMustang anamasiko ahlukile ahlobene nemvelo kanye nemizila yokuhweba eseyikhona isikhathi eside. Abantu bayamangala lapho befika emadolobhaneni akhiwe ngaphezu kwamamitha angu-3,000 (9,843 feet) bese bebona ukuthi basaphila kanjani, balima futhi balondoloza kanjani amasiko abo. Izindawo ezinhle azigcini nje ngokuba zinhle kodwa futhi zibalulekile emkhakheni wamasiko, wezomnotho kanye nowezokuvakasha eNepal.
INepal Inezindawo Eziyishumi Zamagugu Omhlaba ze-UNESCO
INepal futhi inezindawo ezithile ze-UNESCO World Heritage ezenza kube yindawo ethandwa kakhulu yezivakashi emphakathini wamazwe ngamazwe. Leli zwe, nakuba lincane, linezindawo eziyishumi eziqashelwayo zokulondoloza ifa lamasiko nelemvelo. Ezifakiwe yiKathmandu Durbar Square, iPatan Durbar Square, iBhaktapur Durbar Square, iSwayambhunath, iBoudhanath, iPashupatinath, iChangu Narayan , iLumbini, iChitwan National Park kanye neSagarmatha National Park.
Lezi zindawo ziyisici somlando waseNepal noma ubuhle bemvelo. Lokhu kuholele ekubalulekeni kwesizwe emhlabeni wonke, okuhlanganisa amathempeli aso asendulo, izigodlo zasebukhosini, ama-stupa amaBuddha kanye nezindawo zezilwane zasendle ezivikelwe. Lolu hambo lunikeza izivakashi ithuba lokwazisa isiko lendabuko laseNepal kanye nokulondolozwa kwezinye zezindawo zemvelo eziyigugu kakhulu emhlabeni.
INepal Inenye Yezindawo Ezijulile Kakhulu Emhlabeni
IKali Gandaki Gorge ingenye yamaqiniso angaziwa kakhulu ngeNepal. Lesi sigodi somfula esimangalisayo esinqamula ezintabeni zaseDhaulagiri nase-Annapurna, sibhekwa njengenye yemifula ejulile emhlabeni. Lona umehluko omkhulu ekuphakameni, nezintaba ezizungezile ziphakama ngaphezu kwamamitha angu-8000 (26247 ft) kanye nomfula ongaphansi kakhulu.
ISigodi saseKali Gandaki besilokhu siyindlela ebalulekile yokuhweba amakhulu eminyaka exhumanisa iNepal neTibet. Abahambi ngesikebhe eSigodini sase-Annapurna bayawujabulela lo mlando, bebona ukushintsha kwezindawo, amadolobhana endabuko kanye nethonya lamasiko amaqembu ahlukahlukene ezinhlanga. IGorge iyibufakazi bethonya lendawo yaseNepal ekuhambeni nasekuphileni kwabantu eminyakeni edlule.
Isikhathi Esihle Sokuvakashela eNepal
Uma la maqiniso ngeNepal evuse isithakazelo sakho sokuvakasha, isikhathi esifanele sokuvakasha singakusiza ube nesipiliyoni esingcono.
UMashi, u-Ephreli noMeyi banikeza izimbali emahlathini e-rhododendron, isimo sezulu esihle kanye nezintaba ezinhle. Kusukela ngoSepthemba kuya kuNovemba isikhathi esingcono kakhulu sokuhamba ngezinyawo, njengoba isibhakabhaka sicacile kakhulu ngemva kwesizini yemvula.
Kusukela ngoDisemba kuya kuFebhuwari yizinyanga ezinhle zokuzibona, ukulandelela izilwane zasendle nokuhamba ezindaweni eziphansi kodwa kubanda kakhulu ezintabeni eziphakeme. Kusukela ngoJuni kuya ku-Agasti, ngokuvamile ngesikhathi sasehlobo, amagquma aphenduka amasimu aluhlaza aluhlaza kodwa ezindaweni eziningi imvula ingana kakhulu phakathi nezinyanga zasehlobo.
Isiphetho
INepal iyizwe elimangalisayo, elinamaqiniso amaningi athakazelisayo ngeNepal ongenakukukholwa. INepal inolwazi lokuhamba olungatholakali kwenye indawo, kusukela ekuboneni intaba ephakeme kunazo zonke emhlabeni kuya endaweni okwazalelwa kuyo iNkosi uBuddha, kuya ezilwaneni zasendle ezicebile kanye namasiko akudala amakhulu eminyaka.
Indawo yayo emangalisayo, ukuhlukahluka kwamasiko, umlando wasendulo kanye nabantu abanobungane kusadonsela izivakashi ezivela emhlabeni wonke. Uma uhlela uhambo oluya eNepal, ungalindela ukubona ezinye izinto ezinhle kakhulu kusukela ku-UNESCO World Heritage Sites kuya kumasiko namasiko endabuko. Kusukela ku-UNESCO World Heritage Sites kuya kumasiko namasiko endabuko, kukhona ongakuthola eNepal kuyo yonke indawo.
INepal iyizwe elincane laseHimalaya eliphakathi kweNdiya neShayina kodwa linezinhlobonhlobo ezinhle zezindawo, amasiko, izilimi, izilwane zasendle kanye…
Njengoba ufunda kabanzi ngeNepal, uzoqaphela ukuthi izintaba zayo akuzona zodwa izinto ezijabulisayo kodwa abantu, amasiko kanye nemvelo okwenza leli zwe eliyingqayizivele nelihle libe elikhethekile kangaka.