Nepal is in southern Asia between India and China. The Himalayas fall within the country's boundaries, thus Nepal is well known for its mountainous and hilly topography.

Nepal is divided into 3 regions.

The Himalayan Region

Himalayan Region lies in the northern part of Nepal.Altitude over 3000 meters to 8848 meter above sea level.15% of the total land area is occupied by Himalayan Region.The world's highest peak Mount Everest (Sagarmatha) lies in this region.Other famous Himalaya like kanchanjungha,Annapurna,Makalu,Dhaulagiri,Manaslu,Lhotse etc are also lies in this Region.The climate in this region used to be cold.Mostly Sherpas live in this region.Sherpas are also famous for climbing mountain.They often make record to climb mountain.Specially people in this region wear thick woolen clothes like Bakkhu.Yak are available in this region.

The Hilly Region

The Hilly Region lies between 300 meters to 3000 meters above sea level.The capital city of Nepal (Kathmandu) valley lies in this region.The Pokhara valley,one of the most beautiful valley also lies in this region.About 68% of total land area of Nepal is occupied by this region.This region is also known as mid himalayan region.The climate is moderate in this region.Different kinds of casts of people live in this region,such as Brahmin,Chhetri,Newar,Gurung,Rai ,Limbu etc,The main occupation of the people of this region is agriculture.

The Terai Region

The Terai Region means the plain region also called Madhes in nepali language.And is located from east to west.Altitude over 60 meter to 300 meter above sea level.About 17% of the total land area of Nepal is occupied by this region.This region is the main agricultural region of Nepal.About climate,its hot here.People wear light clothes like Dhoti,Kurta,Lungi etc.Most of the houses in this area are built of mud and clay with thatched roofs.Now a days numbers of concrete houses are built by people.The main occupation of the people of this region is agriculture.They grow paddy,wheat,mustard,maize etc.Hindus,Buddhists,and some Muslims live here.Different types of languages like Bhojpuri,Maithili,Hindi are spoken in this area.

Kathmandu

Kathmandu is the capital city of Nepal.It is situated at the altitude of 4000 ft. above sea level.This is the largest city of Nepal.Population over 3 million make crowdy to this valley.Kathmandu is also the historical city of Nepal.Kathmandu Durbar square area is one of the ancient area of Kathmandu.In Durbar Square area there are so many historical palaces,temples we can see.This area is preserved as world heritage.Kathmandu is also known as city of temples because there are so many temples inside Kathmandu valley.Almost temples of Kathmandu and all Nepal are pagoda style.

Pahupati nath Temple:Pashupat nath temple is famous for Hindus.Devotees from Nepal and India come here to visit this temple.Pashupati nath is known as god Shiva.God Shiva is very popular for all the Hindus.There are four main silver doors of Pashupati nath.Huge bull is situated in front of Pashupati nath temple.Bagmati river flows from the east side of Pashupati nath temple.Cremation is near from Pashupati nath.Where dead body used to be burnt.

Ancient History Of Kathmandu

There are different views about the origin of Kathmandu valley. According to the Buddhist interpretation, in ancient time, Kathmandu valley was a lake. One day Manjushree came from China and dropped out the seed of lotus into the lake. After some days the seed became a plant. He cut the hill near Chovar by his sword thinking that the land would be changed into suitable place for settlement. The water of the lake passed through the gorge. Then Manjushree made Dharmakar the King of the valley.He built a town called 'Devapattan' near Pashupati. According to Hindu religion ,in Dwapar yuga, Lord Krishna came to Nepal from India(Dwarika) with his herdsmen. They kept cows with them. They were Gwala. They are called Yadav at Present. So they were called 'Gopala'.Lord Krishna cut the hill of Chovar by his Shudarshan Chakra. The water of the lake passed out. The place (lake) changed into a very fertile land. So the herdsmen wanted to stay in the new place. They had many cows with them. Among them, a particular cow used to drop the milk at a particular place. The owner of the cow wanted to know the cause of the event. So, he dug the place. A bright and powerful light appeared there and the heardsman was killed burning by the light. His son Bhuktaman was made the king by a famous saint known as 'Ne'. According to scientific view, there was a lake before the origination of Kathmandu valley. The rivers of the surrounding area depositeda lot of sediments at the bottom of the lake at a long time. As a result, the bottom of  the lake grew up .The water of the lake passed out through the gorge of Chovar due to the cause of surface movement of the earth.