Physical Structure

If we study about the physical structure of Pokhara then we can see various types of structure. Mount Annapurna (7033-7555) mount machapuchre (6998), large number of mountains like sarangkot, kaudada are the most precious wealth of pokhara. Since eight number of lake lies in pokhara, pokhara is also known as the "city of lake". It is the main destination of nationals and international tourist.

Pokhara valley lies between 27⁰55' - 28⁰23' longitude and 83⁰48^'-84⁰11^' attitude. If we see the pokhara valley in the map it seems as the eight a l     '2'. It lies in kaski district from Bharabhori goun at north to Vemadh of Tanahu District at south. Its area is around 850 sq, km. and is stretched around 50km.

Pokhara valley can be known as intermontone valley. Pokhara valley is the combined form of different types of physical structure. Here we can see toll mountains, peak Gorges and ampitheaters, cross and plain as physical structure. Pokhara valley lies from 850m to 6998m (mount machapuchre) which shows that it has 30km height difference. This valley has many other small valley inside it like, sardi-bhurjung river valley (Tallakot), Kudiriver valley, Lastiriver valley, (Ghachawr) Mardi river (Cahachowk), Chitepaniriver valley (Puran), Chamdi river valley (Hemja), Kalikh valley (Jogimare), Bijaypur Kholavalley.

Seti river is the main source of water in pokhara. It flows from the himal like Annapurna, machapuchre. It has made very attractive Gorges and ampitheaters in Pokhara valley.

For example, Gorge of Ricingpull to prithvi narayan campus. ampitheaters of Tulsighat to naragan sthan. Gorge and ampitheaters lieing between machendrapull to Ramghat.

Gorge and ampitheater between Ramghat and Tutonga.

            Among all the Gorges of Pokhara the most deepest gorge lies at mahendrapul which is about 53m deep. It is the attraction point for many tourist. Pokhara is also famous of the lake lieing here. eight number of lake lies in pokhara named. Fewalake, Begnas lake Rupalake, Khaste lake, Ghude lake, Nureni lake lake, Dipang and Maidi among all these Fewa lake is the most deepest and large in area. Its area use to be 10.1sq. Km till 1960. But today its area is just 4.3Sq. Km.