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Surkhet is a district belongs to Mid-Western Development Region of Nepal. This is full of natural beauty and resources. Green jungles and Valley covered by magnificent mountains is the main attraction of Surkhet. Birendranagar is the administrative headquarter of Surkhet district as well as the whole Mid-Western Development Region. Radio stations, Press, Hospital, Colleges, Banks and other latest facilities are provided to public. It is a part of Surkhet Valley, which is about 50 Square Kilometers in size. It is holding its name from late king Birendra Bir Bikram Shah. It is approximately 400 kilometers west of the Nepalese capital, Kathmandu.
                                                      The temperature ranges from 5°C to 38°C from winter to summer. Inhabitants people started living in this valley after the

eradication of malaria. Before its own identity as an independent district, it used to be in the district of Dailekh. Surkhet is hub to remote districts like Dailekh, Kaalikot, Jumla, Mugu, Jajarkot, and Salyan. Recently because of insurgency, many people have migrated to Surkhet from these districts. The majority of the people are Brahmin and Chettris, and there are minorities which are Newar, Magar, Tharu, Sunaar, and Kaami. Eighty percent of the people are Hindu. Others are Buddhists, Christians, and Muslims.

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Surkhet is a district in Bheri Zone of Mid-Western Development Region of Nepal. It has an area of about 2450 Square Kilometers. Its headquarter Birendranagar, is the economic and administrative center of not just Surkhet but the entire Mid-Western Development Region. It is part of Surkhet Valley, which lies between the Chure and Mahabharat Mountain ranges. The valley is elliptically shaped and is about 50 Square Kilometers in size. It runs about 9 km in east-west and 6 km in north-south direction. It's elevation is about 700 meters above sea level. Ratna Rajmarg, the highway from Kohalpur that connects Surkhet to the Terai Region, passes right through the valley and the city center. The Karnali Highway links Surkhet to Jumla and the entire Karnali Region.

Pratap Malla

Pratap Malla was the king of Kantipur (Kathmandu). His father’s name was Lakshim Narasinha Malla. He was very ambitious. He imprisoned his father and sat on the throne in 1698 B.S. He extended his territory. He fought with Patan and Bhaktapur to annex them to his kingdom but could not succeed. Pratap Malla was a lover of literature. He was a poet. He wrote Kavindra before his name Kavindra means the king of poets.

He was fond of building temples. He set up an image of Hanuman beside his palace. Since then, the palace is called ‘Hanuman Dhoka’. Besides this, he built a temple of Krishna with the image of Kala Bhairav in front of hanuman Dhoka and a temple of Guheshwari. He offered a gold umbressa to pashupatinath. He had great respect for Buddhism. He introduced Seto Machchhindranath Jatra.

When his son died, his wife was deeply shocked. So he dug a pond in Kathmandu and put water in it from many holy places. There is a temple in the middle of the pond. This pond is called Rain Pokhari. He installed an image of narayan in the Rani Pokhari temple. This image is like that of budhanilkantha. It is said that budhanilkantha told him in dream not to see him. Since then the  kings of Nepal do not visit Budhanilkantha.

The rumour is that Pratap Malla had three hundred queens. He was a lustful king. He ruled for 33 years and then died in 1731 B.S.