Barpak is one of the largest villages in Nepal, situated within the Barpak Sulikot Rural Municipality, specifically in ward two. It has always been a popular tourist destination due to its stunning landscape atop a hill, adorned with thickly clustered local houses crafted from materials like stone and wood. The village boasts a view of the Ganesh Himal range, enhancing its allure.
Barpark is also known by the village of Gaje Ghale who is a Nepalese Gurkha recipient of the Victoria Cross. Barpak itself being one of the biggest local market, center for the health, education and more for the people of other small villages around Barpak.
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]
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