Pokhara Valley
Pokhara Valley is the second-largest valley in the hilly region of Nepal. It lies in the western part of Nepal. The cities of Pokhara and Lekhnath are in the valley.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pokhara Airport and Pokhara Rangasala.
Pokhara Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Kogo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pokhara Airport is a domestic airport serving Pokhara in Nepal. Pokhara Airport is supposed to be gradually replaced by Nepal's third international airport, Pokhara International Airport, since 2023. Pokhara Airport is situated 3½ km south of Pokhara Valley.
Pokhara Rangasala
Stadium
Photo: Glantiwehene, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Pokhara Rangasala is a multi-purpose stadium in Pokhara, Gandaki Province, Nepal. It has a capacity of 18,500 spectators. The venue is located to the south of Pokhara at Rambazaar on the eastern bank of Seti river. Pokhara Rangasala is situated 3½ km south of Pokhara Valley.
Bat Cave
Cave
The Bat Cave is a solutional cave in the Kaski District in Pokhara, Nepal. It is known for a habitat of Horseshoe bats inside the cave, over the walls and ceiling. Bat Cave is situated 4 km north of Pokhara Valley.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pokhara and Sarangkot.
Pokhara
Photo: Dmottl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pokhara is the second largest city in Nepal with about 520,000 people in 2021. 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.
Sarangkot
Sarangkot is in Pokhara. Sarangkot is a village just above Pokhara, known as a one-night destination as most people just stop in to see the stunning sunrise over the Annapurna range and leave.
Kaskikot
Photo: Drpaudel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kaskikot is a beautiful village in the lap of Annapurna in Nepal. Before the unification of Nepal there were 24 small principalities in west Nepal. Kaski was one of them.
Pokhara Valley
- Type: Valley with an elevation of 914 metres
- Description: valley in the hilly region of western Nepal
- Category: landform
- Location: Pokhara Lekhnath, Kaski, Gandaki Pradesh, Nepal, South Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Tamil—“Pokhara Valley” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pokhara Valley”
- Chinese: “博克拉谷地”
- Dotyali: “पोखरा उपत्यका”
- French: “vallée de Pokhara”
- French: “Vallée de Pokhara”
- Japanese: “ポカラ渓谷”
- Maithili: “पोखरा उपत्यका”
- Malayalam: “പോഖര വാലി”
- Nepali: “पोखरा उपत्यका”
- Panjabi: “ਪੋਖਰਾ ਵੈਲੀ”
- Slovenian: “Dolina Pokhara”
- Tamil: “பொக்காரா பள்ளத்தாக்கு”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Nalamukh and Bhairav Tol.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bindhyābāsini̇̄ Temple and Khude Pokhari̇̄.
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