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Chitwan,
comes from the full name Chituwa Ban, meaning "Leopard
Forest". It is also believed to have originated from Chitta
Ban, or "Heart or deep of the jungle". Another legend
has it that the name of this tropical valley comes from Sita
Ban, meaning "Sita's forest". Sita was the consort
of Lord Ram, the hero of the great Hindu epic Ramayana.
At the
foot of the Himalayas, Chitwan is one of the few undisturbed
areas of the Terai region which formerly extended over the
foothills of India and Nepal, with its very rich flora and
fauna. One of the last populations of single-horned Asiatic
rhinoceros lives in the park, which is also among the last
refuges for the Bengal tiger.
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