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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Shikha roofs, village on the other side of the valley (4525878218).jpg — Greg Willis from Denver, CO, usa, CC BY-SA 2.0.","cite":"\"Shikha, Nepal\". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/shikha-nepal. Retrieved 4 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-31T10:00:46Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-04","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/places/shikha-nepal","en":"https://diginpl.com/places/shikha-nepal","ne":"https://diginpl.com/places/shikha-nepal?lang=ne"}}