Nepal is a Himalayan country. Nepal is known as the land of the Himalayas. The Himalayas extend all over the Northern Nepal and occupy nearly forty percent of the total area of our country. These Himalayas are covered with snow. Legend makes the Himalayas the seat of Shiva and Parvati. Many great rivers of Nepal and India rise in Himalayas. In Sanskrit, Himalayas means the abode of snow. For this reason, they are called Himalayas. Most of the highest peaks of the world reside in Himalayan region. Mt. Everest, the highest peak in the world, lies in the Himalayan region in Nepal. Nepal is also known as the country of Mt. Everest. These peaks attract climbers every year. The high Himalayas contain several big glaciers and lakes. They are devoid of vegetation and human settlement.

There is no human settlement in the higher Himalayas. People live in lower Himalayan regions. These areas are forested and thinly populated. Pine trees and rhododendrons are available in these areas. Rhododendron is the national flower of our country. Life on the Himalayan region i.e. on the mountain is difficult. People do have goats, sheep and yak as pets.

The Himalayas are a great obstacle to the development of our country. They cover the large part of the country and these places are not fit for cultivation. These areas are unused and abandoned. Moreover, some parts of the Himalayas are inaccessible. There is no transport facility. People even cannot travel from one part to another easily. Life is difficult there.

Though the Himalayas are hindrances to development, they provide people with many benefits. They work as boarder lines between Nepal and China. They form insurmountable walls and protect us from enemy. Because of these Himalayas, we do not have to deploy a big army on our northern boarder. They also protect us from the cold winds blowing from the central Asia. At the same time, they also give us the plenty of rain. They serve to stop the monsoons coming from the Bay of Bengal and cause a good deal of rainfall.

It is Himalayas from which our rivers are originated. The river are full of water that are useful for irrigation and generation of electricity. Moreover, they also make the climate good. These Himalayan regions are full of beautiful scenes.

These scenes attract tourists very well and tourism industry can he flourished. In addition to these. Himalayan regions especially on Himalayas consist of mines, minerals, wood trees and medicinal herbs like "Silajit". Thus, these Himalayas are useful in many ways. Nepal is known all over the world as the land of Himalayas. We are proud of being Nepali, - the people of the land of Himalayas.