Dhimal
Ethnic group in Eastern Terai, Nepal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the village in Nepal, see Dhimal, Nepal.
The Dhimal or Dhemal (Nepali: धिमाल) are kirati ethnic group residing in the eastern Terai of Nepal. They are a Sino-Tibetan-speaking ethnic group of the eastern Terai. They mainly reside in Morang and Jhapa districts of Nepal and Darjeeling district of West Bengal, India. They are respected as the "First Citizens" of Damak municipality.[1]