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Lekhnath is a city in Nepal. Nepal (नेपाल) is a Landlocked country in South Asia. It is located in the south western part of the Pokhara Valley situated about 190 km west of Kathmandu. Pokhara Valley is the second largest valley in the hill region of Nepal. Kathmandu (काठमांडौ येँ is the Capital and the largest city of Nepal. Though Lekhnath is a separate municipality it is often dominated by its more famous sister Pokhara, which is only 10 km away. Pokhara (पोखरा is a city of close to 200000 inhabitants in central Nepal located at 28 Total population of the city is 41,369 as per the census carried out in 2001. Composition of the population is 86% Hindu, 8% Buddhist and 6% others. A Hindu ( Devanagari: हिन्दू is an adherent of the philosophies and scriptures of Hinduism, a set of religious, Philosophical Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices

Lekhnath is named after the famous Nepali poet Lekh Nath Paudyal (1885-1966), but is also called the garden city of seven lakes. Paudel / Poudel / Poudyal ( Devanagari. पौडेल Latin. The seven lakes are Begnas, Rupa, Khaste, Depang, Maidi, Neureni and Gunde. Except Begnas and Rupa most of the other lakes are little known to the outsiders.

Lekhnath possesses many terrains and mountain view sites. It is also becoming a famous destination among trekkers as some of the comfortable and short trekking routes in Pokhara valley begin here.

Rightly called eastern gateway to Pokhara,Lekhanth, is the place from where you can catch the view of the whole Annapurna range. Mt. Machhapuchhre (Fishtail), Mt. Annapurna, Mt. Dhaulagiri seem to stand in front of you.

Gagangaunga, Sisuwa, Lekhnath chowk are some big towns of Lekhnath.


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