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Sunday, January 24, 2010

A WONDERFUL DESTINATION TAPLEJUNG

Phungling is the headquarter of Taplejung district at a distance of 830 kilometers from Kathmandu. The Tamor River flows through the district and the area is famous for its proximity to Kanchenjunga, the third highest mountain in the worlds. Taplejung has an airstrip with commercial flights to Biratnagar and Kathmandu. A road has connected the district headquarters with the Terai plains. The name Taplejung is derived from the words "taple" and "jung", Taple was the medieval Limbu King who used to rule the area and "jung" in Limbu language meaning fort. Literally, Taplejung means fort of the King Taple. Most of the populations are involved in agriculture, and the vegetation zones range from sub-tropical, to temperate forests, alpine meadows and snow and ice.

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