Pokhara (पोखरा) is a city in central Nepal located at 28.24 N, 83.99 E,, 198 km west of kathmandu. It is the capital of Kaski District, Gandaki Zone and the Western Development Region. Pokhara is situated in the northwestern corner of the Pokhara Valley, which is a widening of the Seti Gandaki valley.The Seti River and its tributaries have dug impressive canyons into the valley floor, which are only visible from higher viewpoints or from the air. To the east of Pokhara is the municipality of Lekhnath, another town in the valley. In no other place the mountains rise so quickly, within 30 km, from 1000 m to over 8000 m. The Dhaulagiri, Annapurna and Manaslu ranges, each with peaks over 8000 m, can be seen from Pokhara and there is a lake named Phewa Lake, two caves (Mahendra and Gupteswar) and an impressive falls(Patale Chhango or Devi /David's Falls) where the water from the Phewa Lake thunders into a hole and disappears. Due to this sharp rise in altitude the area of Pokhara has one of the highest precipitation rates of the country (over 4000 mm/year Pokhara is one of the tourist hub of Nepal. It is a combinatin of nature and culture. Lakeside, is one of the happening places of Pokhara, where tourists can find everything.
Pokhara is quite a modern city with only few touristic attractions in the town itself. Most interesting is the old centre in the north of the city (purano bazar) where still many old shops and warehouses in the Newari style can be found. Mule caravans still arrive there from Mustang.
On a hill overlooking Phewa Tal from the south is the World Peace Stupa (at 1,113 m) built in 1996 with a nice view of the lake, across the city and of the snow peaked mountain range consisting of namely, Fishtail, Annapurna and Dhaulagiri Himals (mountains).
Places to Visit
Pokhara is known as a major tourist attraction in whole Nepal. Some important places of visit are:
1) Lakeside and Tal Baharai 2) Devi's Falls and Gupteshwor Cave 3) World Peace Pagoda 4) Sarangkot 5) Old market place below the Bindabasini Temple 6) Seti river 7) Mahendra Cave, Chamero Cave and the Kali river
Pokhara is quite a modern city with only few touristic attractions in the town itself. Most interesting is the old centre in the north of the city (purano bazar) where still many old shops and warehouses in the Newari style can be found. Mule caravans still arrive there from Mustang.
On a hill overlooking Phewa Tal from the south is the World Peace Stupa (at 1,113 m) built in 1996 with a nice view of the lake, across the city and of the snow peaked mountain range consisting of namely, Fishtail, Annapurna and Dhaulagiri Himals (mountains).
Places to Visit
Pokhara is known as a major tourist attraction in whole Nepal. Some important places of visit are:
1) Lakeside and Tal Baharai 2) Devi's Falls and Gupteshwor Cave 3) World Peace Pagoda 4) Sarangkot 5) Old market place below the Bindabasini Temple 6) Seti river 7) Mahendra Cave, Chamero Cave and the Kali river
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