Jelbang, also known as Jailwang, is a Nepalese
village development committee in
Rolpa District
Rolpa ( ne, रोल्पा जिल्ला), is a "hill" district in Lumbini Province of Nepal. Rolpa district covers an area of with population (2011) of 221,177. Rolpa town is the district's administrative center.
The various gri ...
of the
Rapti Zone
Rapti Zone ( ne, राप्ती अञ्चल ) was one of the fourteen zones, located in the Mid-Western Development Region of Nepal. It was named after the West Rapti River which drains Rolpa, Pyuthan and part of Dang districts. The ...
, and is situated at the Southern Part of the
Jaljala Mountain Jajala may refer to:
* Jaljala Rural Municipality
* Jaljala, Baglung
* Jaljala, Sankhuwasabha
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. it had a population of 2896 people living in 510 individual households.
The town is populated by
Magars
The Magar, also spelled as Mangar, and Mongar, are the third largest ethnolinguistic groups of Nepal, indigenous to Western Nepal and representing 7.1% of Nepal's total population according to the 2011 Nepal census.
The original home of the Magar ...
.
History
Nepalese Civil War
Jelbang was used by
Maoist rebels during the Nepalese Civil War as a military base where they trained recruits. In 2003,
government forces sent in helicopters which heavily bombed Jelbang, killing large amounts of people. At least 68 people from Jelbang died during the war, including 30 who died in the village itself. Almost all died at the hands of the police or military This was the highest amount of killings during the war, and are now known as the
Jelbang Killings
Jelbang, also known as Jailwang, is a Nepalese village development committee in Rolpa District of the Rapti Zone, and is situated at the Southern Part of the Jaljala Mountain. it had a population of 2896 people living in 510 individual hous ...
.
In commemoration of the killings, Jailwang has been described as a "Model Peace Village" and a "Village of Martyrs".
Postwar Nepal
In 2020, an Article in
Nagarik
''Nagarik'' ( bn, নাগরিক), also spelled as ''Nagorik'', ''The Citizen'' in English, was the first feature-length film directed by legendary Indian director Ritwik Ghatak. Completed in 1952, it preceded Satyajit Ray's ''Pather Pancha ...
reported that a defunct
Mine
Mine, mines, miners or mining may refer to:
Extraction or digging
* Miner, a person engaged in mining or digging
*Mining, extraction of mineral resources from the ground through a mine
Grammar
*Mine, a first-person English possessive pronoun
...
in Jelbang would be converted into a Museum. Local Authorities hope it may boost
Tourism
Tourism is travel for pleasure or business; also the theory and practice of touring, the business of attracting, accommodating, and entertaining tourists, and the business of operating tours. The World Tourism Organization defines tourism ...
in Jelbang.
References
Populated places in Rolpa District
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Nepalese Civil War