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Chitwan National Park

national park of Nepal

80km

27.584.333333

Daman (Nepal)

Daman दामन (Nepali: दामन) is a small village

136km

27.6185.09

Birgunj

a business gateway between India and Nepal in mid-southern Nepal, Also a center for the Nepali Bhojpuri people.

155km

2784.8667

Kathmandu

capital of Nepal

156km

27.7185.32
Sights (13)

Davis Falls

Spectacular, especially after heavy rains. Devi's Falls plunge into a cave and disappear into the earth. The name is from a Swiss couple who were washed away (or fell in) and drowned.

3.5km

28.1983.96

Mahendra Cave

5.5km

28.2713888983.97972222

Rupa Lake

A freshwater lake in Nepal

15km

28.1486111184.11111111

Annapurna Sanctuary

mountain in Nepal

32km

28.5383.878

Poon Hill

37km

28.400042583.6895402

Annapurna

Himalayan mountain range in north-central Nepal

41km

28.5961111183.82027778

Annapurna Circuit

56km

28.79467183.937368

Muktinath

sacred place in Muktinath Valley, Nepal

60km

28.8166666783.87083333

Manaslu

mountain in Nepal; eighth highest mountain in the world

72km

28.5494444484.56194444

Parsa National Park

Once a hunting ground for the royalty, Parsa Wildlife Reserve is now a protected area and national park. Many animal species can be spotted including gaurs, leopards, elephants, sambar chital and a variety of birds.

83km

27.4666666784.33333333

Sauraha

human settlement

84km

27.5747222284.49361111

Dolpo

place

101km

28.8333333383.25

Lumbini

city in Province No. 5, Nepal

106km

27.4813888983.27583333
Nature

we will see

Pokhara

Nepal
Someday we will visit Pokhara or begin to dream about going there! However, for now its not on our radar. Let us know in the comments if you think that should change!

Pokhara

Pokhara is the second largest city in Nepal with about 400,000 people in 2018. It is the starting point for most of the treks in the Annapurna area. It is a very popular location with most people staying around the beautiful Fewa lake, dozens of hotels and restaurants sprouting like mushrooms everywhere and today it is much easier to find modern amenities not common to other locations in Nepal, but Pokhara is losing its small town charm and lakeside now feels more like Khao San Road

After the occupation of Tibet by China in 1950 and the Indo-China war in 1962, the old trading route to India from Tibet through Pokhara became defunct. Today only a few caravans from Mustang arrive in Bagar.

  • Ncell centre, Srijana Chok (Opposite to Heritage College)
  • Nepal Telecom, Ranipauwa and Mahendrapul and Damside
  • Nepal Rastra Bank, Rastra Bank Chok (Southern End of Lakeside)
  • Machhapuchchhre Bank, Nayabazar (New Road)
  • Nepal Red Cross Society, Srijana Chok[59]

Pokhara is in the northwestern corner of the Pokhara Valley, which is a widening of the Seti Gandaki valley that lies in the region (Pahad) of the Himalayas. In this region the mountains rise very quickly, and within 30 kilometres (19 miles), the elevation rises from 1,000 to 7,500 metres (3,300 to 24,600 feet). As a result of this sharp rise in altitude the area of Pokhara has one of the highest precipitation rates in the country (3,350 mm/year or 131 inches/year in the valley to 5600 mm/year or 222 inches/year in Lumle). Even within the city there is a noticeable difference in rainfall between the south and the north: The northern part at the foothills of the mountains experiences a proportionally higher amount of precipitation.

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Climate

Average temperatures

Jan

19.7°C7.1
Precipitation: 23 mm

Feb

22.2°C9.2
Precipitation: 35 mm

Mar

26.7°C12.8
Precipitation: 60 mm

Apr

29.8°C15.7
Precipitation: 128 mm

May

30.1°C18.4
Precipitation: 359 mm

Jun

30.6°C20.9
Precipitation: 669 mm

Jul

30°C22
Precipitation: 940 mm

Aug

30.2°C22
Precipitation: 866 mm

Sep

29.3°C20.8
Precipitation: 641 mm

Oct

27.5°C16.7
Precipitation: 140 mm

Nov

24.1°C11.9
Precipitation: 18 mm

Dec

20.7°C8
Precipitation: 22 mm
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