Hilsa
Hilsa is a village in the northwestern corner of Nepal bordering Tibet Autonomous Region, where the Humla Karnali crosses from the Tibetan Plateau into the mountain regions on its descent to the Ganges.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Karmraj Chudasama, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Town
- Description: village in Nepal along the border with Tibet
- Also known as: “Hilsa, Nepal” and “Yusha”
Hilsa
- Categories: border city and locality
- Location: Namkha, Humla, Karnali Pradesh, Nepal, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
30.15177° or 30° 9′ 6″ northLongitude
81.33335° or 81° 20′ 0″ eastElevation
3,704 metres (12,152 feet)Open location code
8M23582M+P8OpenStreetMap ID
node 2190979253OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Nepali—“Hilsa” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “Yǔ shā cūn”
- Chinese: “希尔萨”
- Chinese: “希爾薩”
- Chinese: “雨莎村”
- French: “Hilsa”
- Japanese: “ヒルサ”
- Nepali: “हिल्सा, नेपाल”
- Nepali: “हिल्सा,नेपाल”
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