Alternate name Rasuwa Gadhi Periods Rana dynasty | Location Rasuwa District, Nepal | |
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Founded 1855 AD
(Nepal Sambat 1912) | ||
Rasuwa Fort or Rasuwa Gadhi (Nepali: रसुवागढी) is a historical fort ruin in the Rasuwa District of Nepal near the border with Tibet, China. It is located along the Trishuli River 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) north of the Nepalese town of Timure in Langtang National Park.
A trekking permit obtained in Kathmandu will allow tourists to visit the border, but not to cross the bridge into Tibet.
History
The area was the site of a three-day battle during the second campaign of Sino-Nepalese War in 1792. In 1855 during the Rana dynasty when Jung Bahadur Rana invaded Qing-ruled Tibet in Nepalese–Tibetan War, the fort was constructed on the site.
In 2012, Nepal and China agreed to open new border crossings, Rasuwagadhi site being one of the crossings. The fort was damaged during the construction of border crossing in 2013. In December 2014, the port of entry was opened near the fort. This route between China and Nepal was considered to be more reliable than the crossing through Zhangmu–Kodari.