Introduction to Nepal

1. NEPAL
Introduction to
NAMASTE
By: Himali Pachabhaiya

2. Location of Nepal in World Map
Nepal is a small and beautiful country which lies between
China (in the north) and India (in the south, east and west).

3. Nepal is mainly divided into three geographical regions.
Area of Nepal is 1,47,181 (56,827)sq miles.
Population is approximately 30 millions.
Capital of Nepal is “Kathmandu”.
Native language is “Nepali”.

4. National Flag of Nepal
Red is the sign of victory
in war.
Blue border is the color of
peace.

5. National flower of Nepal is Rhododendron (Lali Guras)
It is mostly found in the Hilly region.
National Flower

6. National bird of Nepal is Lophophorus (Danfe).
It is mostly found in the mountainous region.
National Bird

7. National Animal
National animal of Nepal is Cow.

8. Main Festival of Nepal
Dashain is one of the main
festival of Nepal. In Dashain,
all the family members
gathers together. We put
tika in our forehead from
the elders and they give us
lots of blessings.
Another important
festival in Nepal is Tihar.
It is also called the festival
of lights.

9. Traditional dress of Nepal

10. Music
1. Religious song
2. Classical song
3. Folk song
4. Morden song
5. Pop song
6. Rock
7. Rap
There are several types of Nepalese Music
There are several Instruments
1. Madal (double-headed drum)
2. Bansuri (Flute bamboo style)
3. Dholak
4. Tabala (drum)
1. Sarangi
Bansuri (Flute)
Tabala (drum)
Madal
Sarangi

11. Nepalese Food
MO:MOMAIN FOOD

12. Festival
Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain is in
Nepal. It is 8,848 metres above the sea level.
Mt. Everest

13. World Highest Peaks in Nepal
• Out of top 10 world’s highest peaks : 8 lies in Nepal
Name Height ( meter) Rank
• Mount Everest
• Kanchenjunga
• Lhotse
• Makalu
• Cho Oyu
• Dhaulagiri
• Manaslu
• Annapurna
World’s Highest (1st)
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
10th
8,848
8,586
8,516
8,462
8,201
8,167
8,156
8,091

14. Gautam Buddha was born in Lumbini, Nepal.
Maya devi temple
Buddha

15. ADVENTURES IN NEPAL
MOUNTAIN CLIMBING IN NEPAL TREKKING IN NEPAL
CANYONING IN NEPAL BUNJEE IN NEPAL

16. ADVENTURES IN NEPAL
PARAGLIDING IN NEPAL RAFTING IN NEPAL
JUNGLE SAFARI (FOREST WALK ) MOUNTAIN FLIGHT

17. Temples in Nepal
There are many temples in Nepal. Some of the famous temples
are:
Pashupatinath temple
Swyambhunath stupa
Krishna temple
Janaki temple

18. Kumari – Living Goddess
World’s only living Goddess.

19. Major cities of Nepal
Kathmandu city
Pokhara city

20. Villages of Nepal
Carrying grass for their animals NAMCHE BAZAAR
GHANDRUK VILLAGE
VILLAGE

21. Main Occupation
The main occupation of most of the people in Nepal is
Agriculture.
Plowing field Planting rice
Rice field
Plucking tea leavesTea garden

22. Some famous Natural lakes in Nepal
Tilicho Lake Shey Phoksundo Lake
Fewa Lake Rara Lake

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