Rasuwa Fort

Rasuwa Fort, also known as Rasuwa Gadhi or Rasuwagadhi, is a historic fortification at Rasuwagadhi in Rasuwa District, Nepal, beside the border with the of China.
Wikipedia
Photo: Krish Dulal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: fort ruin in the Rasuwa District of Nepal
  • Also known as: “Rasua”, “Rasuwa Gadhi”, and “Rasuwagadhi”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gyirong Port.

Border checkpoint
Photo: Amitbalani, CC0.
was a Chinese land port and border crossing on the China–Nepal border. The port complex stood at the confluence of the with the Lhende Khola, near Resuo, in in the , opposite Rasuwagadhi in Nepal.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Timure and Thuman.

Suburb
Photo: Krish Dulal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small town and headquarter of ward no. 2 of Gosaikund rural municipality. It is about 19 km north from . Previously was a village development committee in Rasuwa District in the Bagmati Zone of northern . is situated 3 km south of Rasuwa Fort.

Suburb
Photo: Rameshjarvis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village development committee in Rasuwa District in the Bagmati Zone of northern . At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 929 people living in 188 individual households. is situated 8 km southwest of Rasuwa Fort.

Rasuwa Fort

Latitude
28.27778° or 28° 16′ 40″ north
Longitude
85.37778° or 85° 22′ 40″ east
Elevation
1,983 metres (6,506 feet)
Open location code
7MW779HH+44
Open­Street­Map ID
node 992955542
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
7982317
Wiki­data ID
Q13185283
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Rasuwa Fort” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Fort de Rasuwa”
  • Chinese: “拉素瓦堡”
  • Chinese: “拉苏瓦加迪”
  • Chinese: “拉苏瓦堡”
  • Chinese: “拉蘇瓦堡”
  • Chinese: “熱索瓦口岸”
  • French: “Fort de Rasuwa”
  • Japanese: “ラスワガディ”
  • Korean: “라스와 가디”
  • Maithili: “रसुवागढी”
  • Nepali: “रसुवागढी”
  • Polish: “Fort Rasuwa”
  • Russian: “Расува (форт)”
  • Russian: “Расува”
  • Spanish: “Fuerte Rasuwa”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Resuo and Dalgaun.

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Highlights include 谢勤坡 and Bhote Koshi.

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