Nepal Valley

Japanese: ネパール盆地 - ネパールぼんち（英語表記）Nepal Valley

A basin in central Nepal that includes the capital, Kathmandu. It is also called the Kathmandu Valley. It is a small basin about 20km east to west and 35km north to south, located in the intermediate lowlands at an altitude of about 1,300m between the Mahabharat mountain range in the south and the Great Himalayas in the north. It is blessed with fertile soil and produces a lot of rice, wheat, rapeseed, etc. From around 1200 to the mid-18th century, Newar culture (the main inhabitants of Kathmandu) flourished under the Malla dynasty. In the mid-18th century, the Gurkha (Gorkha) forces conquered Kathmandu and established the Shah (Gorkha) dynasty that exists to this day.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

ネパール中央部，首都カトマンズを含む盆地。カトマンズ盆地Kāthmāndu Valleyとも呼ばれる。南のマハーバーラト山脈と北の大ヒマラヤ山脈との間に介在する標高約1300mの中間低地にあたり，東西約20km，南北約35kmの小盆地。肥沃な土壌に恵まれ，米，小麦，ナタネなどの産が多い。1200年ころ～18世紀半ばにはマッラ王朝のもとでネワール(カトマンズの主要住民)文化の花が開いた。18世紀半ばにはグルカ(ゴルカ)勢力がカトマンズを征服，今日に至るシャハ(ゴルカ)王朝を建てた。

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