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LESSON OUR NATION OUR PRIDE
4 Objectives : After the completion of this lesson, students will be able to:

feel proud of being a Nepali.
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get involved in various development activities.
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Nepal is our country. It is as beautiful as heaven. It’s the country of

highly diverse topography, rich in culture, arts and traditions. It is
famous for natural beauties and unique wonders of the world.

There are different landmarks in our

country. There are 14 mountains in the
world having the height above 8000

meters. Among them eight mountain
peaks are in Nepal including the highest
peak of the world Mt. Sagarmatha. Some Mt. Sagarmatha

other famous mountains are Mt. Kanchanjungha, Makalu, Lhotse,
Machhapuchhre, Annapurna, Dhaulagiri, Choyu etc.

Nepal is very rich in water resources. We have water resources like

rivers, lakes and waterfalls. There are about 6000 rivers in a small
country like Nepal. Some major rivers of our country are Sapta Koshi,

Sapta Gandaki, Karnali etc. Similarly, Rara, Phoksundo, Phewa,
Satyavati, Begnas etc are dazzling lakes of our country. Tilicho lake
is located in the highest altitude of Nepal.

Another important feature that makes us feel proud is our national
parks which are full of animals and birds. We can see many

carnivorous and herbivorous animals
like one-horned rhinoceros, elephant,
tiger etc. Similarly 800 types of birds

are found in Nepal. Some major national
parks of Nepal are Chitwan National Park,
Shey-phoksundo National Park, Bardiya Bardiya National Park

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