Pokhara city
Pokhara is situated in the west of nepal.which is a widening of the Seti Gandaki valley. The Seti river is the main river flowing through the city, Seti and its tributaries have dug several canyons into the valley floor.Lekhnath municipality is situated in the east of pokhara, which is called the garden of lakes.
In this region the mountains rise very quickly and within 30 km, the elevation rises from 1,000 m to over 7,500 m. As a result of this sharp rise in altitude the area of Pokhara has one of the highest precipitation rates of the country . Even within the city there is a noticeable difference in rainfall between the south and the north of the city, the northern part of the city situated at the foothills of the mountains experiences proportionally higher amount of precipitation.
The lake shown in the picture is Fewa lake, which is the most popular lake of pokhara, among all the seven lakes.
In this region the mountains rise very quickly and within 30 km, the elevation rises from 1,000 m to over 7,500 m. As a result of this sharp rise in altitude the area of Pokhara has one of the highest precipitation rates of the country . Even within the city there is a noticeable difference in rainfall between the south and the north of the city, the northern part of the city situated at the foothills of the mountains experiences proportionally higher amount of precipitation.
The lake shown in the picture is Fewa lake, which is the most popular lake of pokhara, among all the seven lakes.
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