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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Atta Elayyan 833.jpg — Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0.","cite":"\"Atta Elayyan\". DigiNepal. Last updated 29 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/atta-elayyan. Retrieved 7 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-29T02:41:01Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-07","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/atta-elayyan","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/atta-elayyan","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/atta-elayyan?lang=ne"}}