Lekhnath

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Lekhnath is a town and Village Development Committee in Kaski District in the Gandaki Zone of northern-central Nepal. It is located about 10 km south western part of the Pokhara Valley situated about 190 km west of Kathmandu. Though Lekhnath is a separate municipality it is often dominated by its more famous sister Pokhara. 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.

Lekhnath is named after the famous Nepali poet Lekh Nath Paudyal (1885-1966), but is also called the garden city of seven lakes. 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 and notable places of Lekhnath. Tiger Mountain Lodge is the best tourist resort in this town.

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