Barpak
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Barpak is a village situated in the northern part of the Gorkha district of Nepal, in the Barpak village development committee. It is inhabited by Gurungs, Ghales, Sunars, Bishwakarma and others.[1]
History
[edit]2015 earthquake
[edit]Being close to the epicentre and lodged on a steep hillside, the village was extremely hard hit by the April 2015 Nepal earthquake.[2] Reports say less than 10 of 1,200 homes remain standing.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "BARPAK (Gorkha)". gorkhalionline.com. Retrieved 29 April 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Kaphle, Anup (27 April 2015). "The picturesque village of Barpak was at the epicenter of Nepal's earthquake. Now it's flattened". Washington Post. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ↑ Bhonsle, Anubha; Bhardwaj, Rajesh (29 April 2015). "Barpak, the village of legendary Gorkha soldiers almost destroyed in Nepal earthquake". IBN (video). CNN-IBN. Archived from the original on 1 May 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.