Saturday, March 26, 2011

The Terai Region

The Terai Region means the plain region also called Madhes in nepali language.And is located from east to west.Altitude over 60 meter to 300 meter above sea level.About 17% of the total land area of Nepal is occupied by this region.This region is the main agricultural region of Nepal.About climate,its hot here.People wear light clothes like Dhoti,Kurta,Lungi etc.Most of the houses in this area are built of mud and clay with thatched roofs.Now a days numbers of concrete houses are built by people.The main occupation of the people of this region is agriculture.They grow paddy,wheat,mustard,maize etc.Hindus,Buddhists,and some Muslims live here.Different types of languages like Bhojpuri,Maithili,Hindi are spoken in this area.

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