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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Mount Everest as seen from Drukair2 PLW edit.jpg — Mount_Everest_as_seen_from_Drukair2.jpg: shrimpo1967 derivative work: Papa Lima Whiskey 2 (talk), CC BY-SA 2.0.","cite":"\"Koshi Province\". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/koshi-province. Retrieved 21 October 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-02T06:19:02Z","facts_checked":"2026-10-21","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/places/koshi-province","en":"https://diginpl.com/places/koshi-province","ne":"https://diginpl.com/places/koshi-province?lang=ne"}}