Mugling
मुग्लिङ | |
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![]() Mugling in 2010 | |
Coordinates: 27°51′26″N 84°33′38″E / 27.85712630356841°N 84.56045946773389°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Bagmati |
District | Chitwan |
Government | |
• Type | Town council |
• Body | Ichchhakamana Rural Municipality |
Time zone | UTC+5:45 ( Nepal Time) |
Mugling ( Nepali: मुग्लिङ; sometimes known as Muglin) is a town in Chitwan, Bagmati Province, Nepal.
Mugling is located at an interchange of two majors highways: Prithvi and Madan Ashrit Highway (also known as Mugling-Narayanghat Highway). [1] [2] Before the 1970s, Mugling was a fishing village at the confluence of Marshyangdi River and Trishuli River. [1] [3] Soon after the two highways were connected, the town saw a major transformation and became synonymised as a "town that never slept". [1] [4]
In 2005, it was reported that Mugling became like a ghost town due to the Nepalese Civil War, rising violence, and crime. [1] During the war, the Nepal government had installed an army checkpoint at the market. [5]
Mugling
मुग्लिङ | |
---|---|
![]() Mugling in 2010 | |
Coordinates: 27°51′26″N 84°33′38″E / 27.85712630356841°N 84.56045946773389°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Bagmati |
District | Chitwan |
Government | |
• Type | Town council |
• Body | Ichchhakamana Rural Municipality |
Time zone | UTC+5:45 ( Nepal Time) |
Mugling ( Nepali: मुग्लिङ; sometimes known as Muglin) is a town in Chitwan, Bagmati Province, Nepal.
Mugling is located at an interchange of two majors highways: Prithvi and Madan Ashrit Highway (also known as Mugling-Narayanghat Highway). [1] [2] Before the 1970s, Mugling was a fishing village at the confluence of Marshyangdi River and Trishuli River. [1] [3] Soon after the two highways were connected, the town saw a major transformation and became synonymised as a "town that never slept". [1] [4]
In 2005, it was reported that Mugling became like a ghost town due to the Nepalese Civil War, rising violence, and crime. [1] During the war, the Nepal government had installed an army checkpoint at the market. [5]