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Pokhara valley extends, in the 'Oriental Realm', between the north
parallels of 250 7’ and 280 10' and east meridians of 83050' and 84050'.
Situated in the mountainous region of the southern Himalayas and trapped
between the higher Himalayas in the north and Mahabharat range in the
south, it occupies central position in the country. It valley spreads
mainly over Kaski district and covers small portions of Tanahun and
Syangja district from Pokhara, Tibetan border to the north is 72
kilometers and Indian border to the south is 78 kilometers. Within a small
area the elevation ranges nearly from 500 meters to 3,000 meters in the Pokhara valley.
Based on the administrative division on hierarchical order Pokhara lies in
Western Development Region, Gandaki Zone and Kaski District. The valley
includes Pokhara Sub‑Metropolitan City', Lekhnath Municipality, and some
other Village Development Committees. The city is located in the central
part of the valley.
The development of Pokhara valley and the origin of Annapurna range
including the majestic peak Macchapuchhre is ascribed to Geological
faulting in the 'Tertiary Period! (between 65‑25 million years ago from
now). The convergence of Indian peninsula with Tibetan plate resulted into
upsurge of Himalayas from the Tethys sea. After the upsurge of Annapurna
range, due to the action of climatic components, glaciers started eroding
mountains. The eroded materials ‑ limestone, gneiss and quartzite ‑were
transported downwards depositing larger and coarser debris first and
smaller as well as smoother debris later. Therefore the northern region of
Pokhara has thicker layer of coarser and larger boulders but this
thickness decreases southward and smoothness and size reduction occurs
gradually. In this way, the tectonic valley was developed due to the
hauling of debris as moraine and subsequent deposition as lake deposit.
Pokhara, now‑a‑days, is linked to the major cities of Nepal by air and
road transportation. Aeroplanes of different airlines fly several times a
day from Kathmandu to Pokhara and many times a week from other major
cities of the country. All the cities of Nepal where motoring has been
possible so far, are linked to Pokhara by roads and regular bus services
are available.
Pokhara is the only city in Nepal which is famous for the Himalayan Peaks
and the Annapurna Himalayan Range. Some of the Famous Mountains that can
be seen from Pokhara are Mt. Machhapuchree, Mt. Dhaulagiri, Mt. Annapurna,
Mt. Hinchuli etc. it is the only City in Nepal that consist of seven
beautiful lakes. Some of the famous lakes are Fewa Lake, Begnas Lake and
Rupa Lake. It is the only City in Nepal that has excellent and breath
taking caves. There are more then 5 caves within this city. Some of the
most popular caves are Mahendra cave, Bat cave, Kali khola cave, Shiva
cave etc.
Pokhara is the only City that has several rivers flowing within itself.
Some of the major rivers that flow within this beautiful city are Seti,
Yamdi, Mardi, Kali Khola, Madi etc. This City must be God's idea of
heaven. Pokhara is so rich in Natural vegetation and excellent climatic
conditions. It is neither too hot nor too cold. It seems to be a paradise.
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