Khokana
Khokana, the vernacular village and its mustard-oil seed industrial heritage is part of the Tentative list of Nepal in order to qualify for inclusion in the World Heritage List.
Khokana is a village of medieval origin that has a long history in the mustard-oil seed industry. In the process a heavy wooden beam is used to crush the mustard seeds to extract the oil. The town also has a number of temples and ponds.
Map of Khokana
Load mapThe coordinates shown for all tentative sites were produced as a community effort. They are not official and may change on inscription.
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Site Info
- Full Name
- Khokana, the vernacular village and its mustard-oil seed industrial heritage
- Country
- Nepal
- Added
- 1996
- Type
- Cultural
- Categories
- Human activity - Agriculture Urban landscape - Asian
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