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Mostly, the Sherpa people live in the mountainous region.
This region remains cold and dry throughout the year. Lacking
agricultural land and the unfavorable climate means only a small
amount of millet and barley is produced. But this region has good
grazing lands. So, people rear yak, Chauri, mountain goats and
sheep. Small cottage industries like carpets or dairy farms for

cheese, churpi, ghee are running here . Fruits are also grown here.
Jumla, Manang and mustang are popular for apple farming.

People are mostly involved in the tourism industry. Mountaineering,
expeditions, trekking, hiking are major fields of tourism. They are
also involved in porter, cook or tourist guide like professions.

Due to the extreme cold, people wear heavy clothes such as Docha
and Pangden. Lohsar and Buddha Puunima are the major festival of
this region. People speak Sherpa language but Nepali the national
language is also popular here.

b. Hilly region.

The hilly region is between Chure and Mahabharat ranges. This
region is full with hills, tars, valleys, etc. the climate is temperate.
Bramhins, Kshetries, Magars, Tamangs, Rai, Limbus including
different occupational groups such as Sarki, Damai, etc. are living
here.

Terrace farming is the attraction of this region but it is of subsistence
type. Animal rearing like cow, buffalo goats’, etc. including river

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