Nepal has a rich geography. Nepal is commonly divided into three physiographic areas: Mountain, Hill and Terai. These ecological belts run east-west and are vertically intersected by Nepal's major, north to south flowing river systems.

1. NEPAL AT A GLIMPSE

2. Roshan Khadka
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3. Introduction
- Name: Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
- A landlocked country.
-Borders with The People’s Republic of China in the north
Shares the border with India in east, south and west
-Area: 147181 sq km
-Total population: 26494504
-Rectangular in shape
◦Average length: 885 km( East to West)
◦Average width: 193 km( North to South)

4. - national flag of Nepal is the world's only non-
quadrilateral national flag.
- The blue border symbolizes peace and harmony.
- The crimson red is Nepal's national color, and it indicates
the brave spirits of the Nepalese people.
- The two triangles symbolize the Himalaya Mountains.
- the hope that Nepal will last as long as the sun and the
moon.
NATIONAL FLAG OF NEPAL

5. MOUNT EVEREST
(sagarmatha)
- It is earth’s highest mount.
- Its hight is 8,848 meters (29,029 ft.)
above sea level.
- Mount Everest is located in
the Mahalangur mountain range in Nepal
and Tibet.

6. PASHUPATI NATH
- One of the most sacred Hindu temples of Nepal
- Pashupatinath Temple is located on both banks of
Bagmati River on the eastern outskirts of
Kathmandu.
- Pashupatinath is the most important temple
dedicated to god Shiva
- The exact date of Pashupatinath’s construction
is unknown.
- The earliest evidence of the temple’s existence
dates back to 400 A.D.
- This temple complex is on UNESCO World Heritage
Sites list Since 1979

7. LUMBINI
- Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha
- Located in rupendehi district, Nepal.
- One of the most sacred Buddhist temples of Nepal
- Lumbini was granted World Heritage status
by UNESCO in 1997.

8. Muktinath
Muktinath is a sacred place
both
for Hindus and Buddhists locat
ed in Muktinath Valley at
an altitude of 3,710 meters at
the foot of the Thorong
La mountain pass (part of
the Himalayas)
in Mustang, Nepal.

9. Kumari
- Living Goddess
- In Nepal, a Kumari is a pre-
pubescent girl selected from the
shakya caste or Bajracharya clan of
the Nepalese Newari community.
- The word kumari literally means
virgin in Nepali. Kumari is the only
living Goddess in the world
worshipped by Hindus and
Buddhists in Nepal.

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