Gurkha (disambiguation)

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Gurkha or Gorkha may refer to:

People

• Gurkha, an ethnic group indigenous to Nepal
• Gorkha regiments (India), regiments of the modern Indian Army, successors of the Gurkhas of Britain's imperial Indian Army
• Indian Gorkha, the Nepali-speaking people of India

Places

• Kingdom of Nepal, also called the Gorkha Kingdom
• Gorkha District, a district of Nepal
• Gorkhaland, the name of the proposed state in India demanded by the Nepalis ethnic group
• Another name for Prithbinarayan, a Nepali city
• Gorkha Kingdom, Ancient Nepalese kingdom

Companies

• Gorkha Airlines, an Airline in Nepal
• Gorkha Beer, a brand of beer brewed in Nepal
• Gurkha (cigar), a brand of premium cigars

Organizations

• Bharatiya Gorkha Parisangh, a national-level organization of Indian Gorkhas
• Bharatiya Gorkhali Welfare Association, a non-political social organization of the Gorkhas
• Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council, a semi-autonomous body that looks after the administration of the District of Darjeeling
• Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, a political party in Darjeeling district and Dooars, India
• Gorkha National Liberation Front, a political party in North Bengal, India

Other uses

• Gurkha War, wars fought between Nepal and the British East India Company

See also

• Kukri, a curved knife also known as a Nepalese Knife or Gurkha knife or Gurkha blade

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