Pokhara - Revision history

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	=== Cable cars ===		=== Cable cars ===
	Annapurna Cable Car takes tourists from Lakeside to Sarangkot and back.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2022-10-23 \|title=Annapurna Cable Car brings hope amid tourism gloom \|url=https://kathmandupost.com/money/2022/10/13/annapurna-cable-car-awaits-tourists-as-recovery-slow-in-coming/ \|access-date=2022-11-19 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023021237/https://kathmandupost.com/money/2022/10/13/annapurna-cable-car-awaits-tourists-as-recovery-slow-in-coming/ \|archive-date=23 October 2022 }}</ref> Another one being built will connect [[Phewa Lake]] with [[Peace Pagoda\|World Peace Stupa.]]<ref>{{Cite web\|title=2 new cable car lines to be built in Pokhara\|url=https://www.nepaltibetnow.com/2-new-cable-car-lines-to-be-built-in-pokhara.html\|access-date=2020-07-02\|website=www.nepaltibetnow.com\|archive-date=2 July 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702033812/https://www.nepaltibetnow.com/2-new-cable-car-lines-to-be-built-in-pokhara.html\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Chitawon Co-E Group\|url=https://www.chitawoncoe.com.np/news\|access-date=2020-07-02\|website=chitawoncoe.com.np\|archive-date=8 March 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308205008/https://www.chitawoncoe.com.np/news\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|last=Sapkota\|first=Shreya\|date=2017-11-27\|title=Sarangkot Cable Car Line to be Built in Pokhara\|url=https://www.techlekh.com/sarangkot-cable-car-pokhara/\|access-date=2020-07-02\|website=TechLekh: Latest Tech News, Reviews, Startups and Apps in Nepal\|language=en-US\|archive-date=2 July 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702040902/https://www.techlekh.com/sarangkot-cable-car-pokhara/\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Sikles-Annapurna Cable Car\|url=https://issuu.com/investmentsummitnepal/docs/sikles-annapurna_cable_car\|access-date=2020-07-02\|website=Issuu\|date=23 March 2019 \|language=en\|archive-date=4 March 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304193848/https://issuu.com/investmentsummitnepal/docs/sikles-annapurna_cable_car\|url-status=live}}</ref>		Annapurna Cable Car takes tourists from Lakeside to Sarangkot and back.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2022-10-23 \|title=Annapurna Cable Car brings hope amid tourism gloom \|url=https://kathmandupost.com/money/2022/10/13/annapurna-cable-car-awaits-tourists-as-recovery-slow-in-coming/ \|access-date=2022-11-19 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023021237/https://kathmandupost.com/money/2022/10/13/annapurna-cable-car-awaits-tourists-as-recovery-slow-in-coming/ \|archive-date=23 October 2022 }}</ref> Another one being built will connect [[Phewa Lake]] with [[Peace Pagoda\|World Peace Stupa.]]<ref>{{Cite web\|title=2 new cable car lines to be built in Pokhara\|url=https://www.nepaltibetnow.com/2-new-cable-car-lines-to-be-built-in-pokhara.html\|access-date=2020-07-02\|website=www.nepaltibetnow.com\|archive-date=2 July 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702033812/https://www.nepaltibetnow.com/2-new-cable-car-lines-to-be-built-in-pokhara.html\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Chitawon Co-E Group\|url=https://www.chitawoncoe.com.np/news\|access-date=2020-07-02\|website=chitawoncoe.com.np\|archive-date=8 March 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308205008/https://www.chitawoncoe.com.np/news\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|last=Sapkota\|first=Shreya\|date=2017-11-27\|title=Sarangkot Cable Car Line to be Built in Pokhara\|url=https://www.techlekh.com/sarangkot-cable-car-pokhara/\|access-date=2020-07-02\|website=TechLekh: Latest Tech News, Reviews, Startups and Apps in Nepal\|language=en-US\|archive-date=2 July 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702040902/https://www.techlekh.com/sarangkot-cable-car-pokhara/\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Sikles-Annapurna Cable Car\|url=https://issuu.com/investmentsummitnepal/docs/sikles-annapurna_cable_car\|access-date=2020-07-02\|website=Issuu\|date=23 March 2019 \|language=en\|archive-date=4 March 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304193848/https://issuu.com/investmentsummitnepal/docs/sikles-annapurna_cable_car\|url-status=live}}</ref>
	{{wide image\|Annapurna Cable ~~Car~~.jpg\|1200px\|align-cap=center\|Lake-Side view from Annapurna Cable Car}}		{{wide image\|Annapurna Cable Car1.jpg\|1200px\|align-cap=center\|Lake-Side view from Annapurna Cable Car}}

	== Military ==		== Military ==

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	=== Cable cars ===		=== Cable cars ===
	Annapurna Cable Car takes tourists from Lakeside to Sarangkot and back.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2022-10-23 \|title=Annapurna Cable Car brings hope amid tourism gloom \|url=https://kathmandupost.com/money/2022/10/13/annapurna-cable-car-awaits-tourists-as-recovery-slow-in-coming/ \|access-date=2022-11-19 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023021237/https://kathmandupost.com/money/2022/10/13/annapurna-cable-car-awaits-tourists-as-recovery-slow-in-coming/ \|archive-date=23 October 2022 }}</ref> Another one being built will connect [[Phewa Lake]] with [[Peace Pagoda\|World Peace Stupa.]]<ref>{{Cite web\|title=2 new cable car lines to be built in Pokhara\|url=https://www.nepaltibetnow.com/2-new-cable-car-lines-to-be-built-in-pokhara.html\|access-date=2020-07-02\|website=www.nepaltibetnow.com\|archive-date=2 July 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702033812/https://www.nepaltibetnow.com/2-new-cable-car-lines-to-be-built-in-pokhara.html\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Chitawon Co-E Group\|url=https://www.chitawoncoe.com.np/news\|access-date=2020-07-02\|website=chitawoncoe.com.np\|archive-date=8 March 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308205008/https://www.chitawoncoe.com.np/news\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|last=Sapkota\|first=Shreya\|date=2017-11-27\|title=Sarangkot Cable Car Line to be Built in Pokhara\|url=https://www.techlekh.com/sarangkot-cable-car-pokhara/\|access-date=2020-07-02\|website=TechLekh: Latest Tech News, Reviews, Startups and Apps in Nepal\|language=en-US\|archive-date=2 July 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702040902/https://www.techlekh.com/sarangkot-cable-car-pokhara/\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Sikles-Annapurna Cable Car\|url=https://issuu.com/investmentsummitnepal/docs/sikles-annapurna_cable_car\|access-date=2020-07-02\|website=Issuu\|date=23 March 2019 \|language=en\|archive-date=4 March 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304193848/https://issuu.com/investmentsummitnepal/docs/sikles-annapurna_cable_car\|url-status=live}}</ref>		Annapurna Cable Car takes tourists from Lakeside to Sarangkot and back.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2022-10-23 \|title=Annapurna Cable Car brings hope amid tourism gloom \|url=https://kathmandupost.com/money/2022/10/13/annapurna-cable-car-awaits-tourists-as-recovery-slow-in-coming/ \|access-date=2022-11-19 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023021237/https://kathmandupost.com/money/2022/10/13/annapurna-cable-car-awaits-tourists-as-recovery-slow-in-coming/ \|archive-date=23 October 2022 }}</ref> Another one being built will connect [[Phewa Lake]] with [[Peace Pagoda\|World Peace Stupa.]]<ref>{{Cite web\|title=2 new cable car lines to be built in Pokhara\|url=https://www.nepaltibetnow.com/2-new-cable-car-lines-to-be-built-in-pokhara.html\|access-date=2020-07-02\|website=www.nepaltibetnow.com\|archive-date=2 July 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702033812/https://www.nepaltibetnow.com/2-new-cable-car-lines-to-be-built-in-pokhara.html\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Chitawon Co-E Group\|url=https://www.chitawoncoe.com.np/news\|access-date=2020-07-02\|website=chitawoncoe.com.np\|archive-date=8 March 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308205008/https://www.chitawoncoe.com.np/news\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|last=Sapkota\|first=Shreya\|date=2017-11-27\|title=Sarangkot Cable Car Line to be Built in Pokhara\|url=https://www.techlekh.com/sarangkot-cable-car-pokhara/\|access-date=2020-07-02\|website=TechLekh: Latest Tech News, Reviews, Startups and Apps in Nepal\|language=en-US\|archive-date=2 July 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702040902/https://www.techlekh.com/sarangkot-cable-car-pokhara/\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Sikles-Annapurna Cable Car\|url=https://issuu.com/investmentsummitnepal/docs/sikles-annapurna_cable_car\|access-date=2020-07-02\|website=Issuu\|date=23 March 2019 \|language=en\|archive-date=4 March 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304193848/https://issuu.com/investmentsummitnepal/docs/sikles-annapurna_cable_car\|url-status=live}}</ref>
			{{wide image\|Annapurna Cable Car.jpg\|1200px\|align-cap=center\|Lake-Side view from Annapurna Cable Car}}

	== Military ==		== Military ==

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	'''Pokhara''' ({{langx\|ne\|पोखरा}} {{IPA-ne\|ˈpokʰʌɾa\|}}) is a [[metropolis\|metropolitan city]] located in central [[Nepal]], which serves as the capital of [[Gandaki Province]] and is declared as the tourism capital of [[Nepal]].<ref name="KPost1">{{Cite web\|url=https://kathmandupost.com/national/2017/03/13/pokhara-lekhnath-becomes-largest-metropolitan-city\|title=Pokhara Lekhnath becomes largest metropolitan city\|date=13 March 2017\|newspaper=The Kathmandu Post\|access-date=7 May 2020\|archive-date=11 November 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111202253/https://kathmandupost.com/national/2017/03/13/pokhara-lekhnath-becomes-largest-metropolitan-city\|url-status=live}}</ref> It is the [[List of cities in Nepal\|second most populous city of the nation]] after [[Kathmandu]], with 599,504 inhabitants living in 120,594 households as of [[2021 Nepal census\|2021]].<ref name="auto"/> It is the country's largest metropolitan city in terms of area. The city also serves as the headquarters of [[Kaski District]].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2019-11-24 \|title=कास्की जिल्ला : एक सम्पूर्ण परिचय \|url=https://lokpati.com/2019/11/52104/ \|access-date=2022-03-06 \|website=Lokpati.com \|language=en-US \|archive-date=6 March 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220306030138/https://lokpati.com/2019/11/52104/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> Pokhara is located {{convert\|200\|km\|abbr=off}} west of the capital, [[Kathmandu]]. The city is on the shore of [[Phewa Lake]], and sits at an average elevation of approximately 822 m above sea level.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=VNPK—Pokhara Airport {{!}} SkyVector\|url=https://skyvector.com/airport/VNPK/Pokhara-Airport\|access-date=2021-03-07\|website=skyvector.com\|archive-date=23 July 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723093943/https://skyvector.com/airport/VNPK/Pokhara-Airport\|url-status=live}}</ref> The Annapurna Range, with three out of the ten highest peaks in the world—[[Dhaulagiri]], [[Annapurna\|Annapurna I]] and [[Manaslu]]—is within {{convert\|15\|–\|35\|mi\|km\|abbr=on}} aerial range from the valley.<ref>{{cite web\|last=United Nations Field Coordination Office (UNFCO)\|title=An Overview of the Western Development Region of Nepal\|url=http://www.un.org.np/sites/default/files/2011-06-07-Nepal_Western_Region_Overview_Paper.pdf\|publisher=United Nations: Nepal Information Platform\|location=Bharatpur, Nepal\|pages=1–9\|date=7 June 2011\|access-date=22 April 2012\|archive-date=23 November 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161123135715/http://www.un.org.np/sites/default/files/2011-06-07-Nepal_Western_Region_Overview_Paper.pdf\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal\|last=Pradhan\|first=Pushkar Kumar\|title=A Study of Traffic Flow on Siddartha and Prithvi Highway\|journal=The Himalayan Review\|year=1982\|volume=14\|pages=38–51 \|url=http://nepjol.info/index.php/HR/article/download/4507/3755\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023125752/http://nepjol.info/index.php/HR/article/download/4507/3755 \|archive-date=23 October 2013}}</ref>		'''Pokhara''' ({{langx\|ne\|पोखरा}} {{IPA-ne\|ˈpokʰʌɾa\|}}) is a [[metropolis\|metropolitan city]] located in central [[Nepal]], which serves as the capital of [[Gandaki Province]] and is declared as the tourism capital of [[Nepal]].<ref name="KPost1">{{Cite web\|url=https://kathmandupost.com/national/2017/03/13/pokhara-lekhnath-becomes-largest-metropolitan-city\|title=Pokhara Lekhnath becomes largest metropolitan city\|date=13 March 2017\|newspaper=The Kathmandu Post\|access-date=7 May 2020\|archive-date=11 November 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111202253/https://kathmandupost.com/national/2017/03/13/pokhara-lekhnath-becomes-largest-metropolitan-city\|url-status=live}}</ref> It is the [[List of cities in Nepal\|second most populous city of the nation]] after [[Kathmandu]], with 599,504 inhabitants living in 120,594 households as of [[2021 Nepal census\|2021]].<ref name="auto"/> It is the country's largest metropolitan city in terms of area. The city also serves as the headquarters of [[Kaski District]].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2019-11-24 \|title=कास्की जिल्ला : एक सम्पूर्ण परिचय \|url=https://lokpati.com/2019/11/52104/ \|access-date=2022-03-06 \|website=Lokpati.com \|language=en-US \|archive-date=6 March 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220306030138/https://lokpati.com/2019/11/52104/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> Pokhara is located {{convert\|200\|km\|abbr=off}} west of the capital, [[Kathmandu]]. The city is on the shore of [[Phewa Lake]], and sits at an average elevation of approximately 822 m above sea level.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=VNPK—Pokhara Airport {{!}} SkyVector\|url=https://skyvector.com/airport/VNPK/Pokhara-Airport\|access-date=2021-03-07\|website=skyvector.com\|archive-date=23 July 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723093943/https://skyvector.com/airport/VNPK/Pokhara-Airport\|url-status=live}}</ref> The Annapurna Range, with three out of the ten highest peaks in the world—[[Dhaulagiri]], [[Annapurna\|Annapurna I]] and [[Manaslu]]—is within {{convert\|15\|–\|35\|mi\|km\|abbr=on}} aerial range from the valley.<ref>{{cite web\|last=United Nations Field Coordination Office (UNFCO)\|title=An Overview of the Western Development Region of Nepal\|url=http://www.un.org.np/sites/default/files/2011-06-07-Nepal_Western_Region_Overview_Paper.pdf\|publisher=United Nations: Nepal Information Platform\|location=Bharatpur, Nepal\|pages=1–9\|date=7 June 2011\|access-date=22 April 2012\|archive-date=23 November 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161123135715/http://www.un.org.np/sites/default/files/2011-06-07-Nepal_Western_Region_Overview_Paper.pdf\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal\|last=Pradhan\|first=Pushkar Kumar\|title=A Study of Traffic Flow on Siddartha and Prithvi Highway\|journal=The Himalayan Review\|year=1982\|volume=14\|pages=38–51 \|url=http://nepjol.info/index.php/HR/article/download/4507/3755\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023125752/http://nepjol.info/index.php/HR/article/download/4507/3755 \|archive-date=23 October 2013}}</ref>

	In 2024, Pokhara was declared as the tourism capital of Nepal,<ref>{{Cite ~~web~~ \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/travel-news/pokhara-officially-nepals-tourism-capital-now-to-remain-accessible-24-hours/articleshow/108578871.cms \|title=~~Archived~~ ~~copy~~ \|access-date=20 March 2024 \|archive-date=20 March 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240320034459/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/travel-news/pokhara-officially-nepals-tourism-capital-now-to-remain-accessible-24-hours/articleshow/108578871.cms \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://currentaffairs.adda247.com/nepal-declares-pokhara-as-its-tourism-capital/ \|title=~~Archived~~ ~~copy~~ \|access-date=20 March 2024 \|archive-date=20 March 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240320034459/https://currentaffairs.adda247.com/nepal-declares-pokhara-as-its-tourism-capital/ \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=capital>{{cite book\|last=Nepal\|first=S. K.\|title=Great Himalaya: tourism and the dynamics of change in Nepal\|year=2002\|publisher=Swiss Foundation for Alpine Research\|location=Zürich, Switzerland\|isbn=978-3-85515-106-6\|author2=Kohler, T.\|author3=Banzhaf, B. R.}}</ref> being a base for trekkers undertaking the [[Annapurna Circuit]] through the [[Annapurna Conservation Area]] region<ref>{{cite journal\|last=Holden\|first=Andrew\|author2=Sparrowhawk, John\|title=Understanding the motivations of ecotourists: the case of trekkers in Annapurna, Nepal\|journal=International Journal of Tourism Research\|year=2002\|volume=4\|issue=6\|pages=435–446\|doi=10.1002/jtr.402\|issn=1522-1970}}</ref> of the [[Annapurna]] ranges in the [[Himalaya]]s. The city is also home to many of the elite [[Gurkha]] soldiers, soldiers native to [[South Asia]] of [[Nepalis\|Nepalese nationality]] recruited for the [[British Army]], [[Nepalese Army]], [[Indian Army]], [[Gurkha Contingent\|Gurkha Contingent Singapore]], [[Gurkha Reserve Unit\|Gurkha Reserve Unit Brunei]], UN peacekeeping forces and in war zones around the world.<ref name=Gurkha>{{cite news\|url=https://asia.nikkei.com/NAR/Articles/Nepal-s-legendary-Gurkhas-face-an-uncertain-future\|title=Nepal's legendary Gurkhas face an uncertain future\|last=Gray\|first=Denis\|date=7 July 2016\|newspaper=Nikkei\|access-date=11 January 2019\|archive-date=11 January 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111175641/https://asia.nikkei.com/NAR/Articles/Nepal-s-legendary-Gurkhas-face-an-uncertain-future\|url-status=live}}</ref>		In 2024, Pokhara was declared as the tourism capital of Nepal,<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/travel-news/pokhara-officially-nepals-tourism-capital-now-to-remain-accessible-24-hours/articleshow/108578871.cms \|title=Pokhara officially Nepal's tourism capital now; to remain accessible 24 hours \|newspaper=The Times of India \|access-date=20 March 2024 \|archive-date=20 March 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240320034459/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/travel-news/pokhara-officially-nepals-tourism-capital-now-to-remain-accessible-24-hours/articleshow/108578871.cms \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://currentaffairs.adda247.com/nepal-declares-pokhara-as-its-tourism-capital/ \|title=Nepal Declares Pokhara as Its Tourism Capital \|date=19 March 2024 \|access-date=20 March 2024 \|archive-date=20 March 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240320034459/https://currentaffairs.adda247.com/nepal-declares-pokhara-as-its-tourism-capital/ \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=capital>{{cite book\|last=Nepal\|first=S. K.\|title=Great Himalaya: tourism and the dynamics of change in Nepal\|year=2002\|publisher=Swiss Foundation for Alpine Research\|location=Zürich, Switzerland\|isbn=978-3-85515-106-6\|author2=Kohler, T.\|author3=Banzhaf, B. R.}}</ref> being a base for trekkers undertaking the [[Annapurna Circuit]] through the [[Annapurna Conservation Area]] region<ref>{{cite journal\|last=Holden\|first=Andrew\|author2=Sparrowhawk, John\|title=Understanding the motivations of ecotourists: the case of trekkers in Annapurna, Nepal\|journal=International Journal of Tourism Research\|year=2002\|volume=4\|issue=6\|pages=435–446\|doi=10.1002/jtr.402\|issn=1522-1970}}</ref> of the [[Annapurna]] ranges in the [[Himalaya]]s. The city is also home to many of the elite [[Gurkha]] soldiers, soldiers native to [[South Asia]] of [[Nepalis\|Nepalese nationality]] recruited for the [[British Army]], [[Nepalese Army]], [[Indian Army]], [[Gurkha Contingent\|Gurkha Contingent Singapore]], [[Gurkha Reserve Unit\|Gurkha Reserve Unit Brunei]], UN peacekeeping forces and in war zones around the world.<ref name=Gurkha>{{cite news\|url=https://asia.nikkei.com/NAR/Articles/Nepal-s-legendary-Gurkhas-face-an-uncertain-future\|title=Nepal's legendary Gurkhas face an uncertain future\|last=Gray\|first=Denis\|date=7 July 2016\|newspaper=Nikkei\|access-date=11 January 2019\|archive-date=11 January 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111175641/https://asia.nikkei.com/NAR/Articles/Nepal-s-legendary-Gurkhas-face-an-uncertain-future\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	== Etymology ==		== Etymology ==
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	In 2017, Pokhara Lekhnath Metropolitan City became Nepal's largest metropolitan city by area, occupying {{convert\|464.24\|km2\|abbr=on}}—which means the city is nine times larger than Kathmandu, 18 times larger than [[Lalitpur, Nepal\|Lalitpur]] and 2.5 times larger than [[Bharatpur, Nepal\|Bharatpur]].<ref name="KPost1" />		In 2017, Pokhara Lekhnath Metropolitan City became Nepal's largest metropolitan city by area, occupying {{convert\|464.24\|km2\|abbr=on}}—which means the city is nine times larger than Kathmandu, 18 times larger than [[Lalitpur, Nepal\|Lalitpur]] and 2.5 times larger than [[Bharatpur, Nepal\|Bharatpur]].<ref name="KPost1" />

	Pokhara is known to be a popular tourist destination for visitors from all over the world. Every year, many people visit the location in order to travel to the Annapurna range and famous religious place muktinath.<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Hall\|first1=C. Michael\|last2=Page\|first2=Stephen\|title=Tourism in South and South East Asia: Issues and Cases\|date=2011\|publisher=Routledge\|location=New York\|isbn=9780750641289\|pages=256–264\|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d_q7PMyhZ1AC&q=tourism+in+pokahra+nepal&pg=PA257\|chapter=18: Tourism in Nepal, Bhutan and Tibet: contrasts in the facilitation, constraining and control of tourism in the Himalayas{{Snd}} Nepal\|access-date=19 November 2020\|archive-date=20 January 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120180652/https://books.google.com/books?id=d_q7PMyhZ1AC&q=tourism+in+pokahra+nepal&pg=PA257\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|last1=Kantipur News Service\|title=Pokhara tourism expects 2014 to herald new era of growth\|url=http://www.ekantipur.com/2014/01/01/business/pokhara-tourism-expects-2014--to-herald-new-era-of-growth/383245.html\|publisher=Kantipur\|date=1 January 2014\|access-date=24 September 2014\|archive-date=7 December 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141207201544/http://www.ekantipur.com/2014/01/01/business/pokhara-tourism-expects-2014--to-herald-new-era-of-growth/383245.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref> The tourist district is along the north shore of the Phewa lake ([[Baidam]], Lakeside, and Damside). It is mainly made up of small shops, non-star tourist hotels, restaurants, and [[Bar (establishment)\|bar]]s. Most upscale and starred hotels are on the southern shore of the Phewa Lake and southeastern fringes of the city where there are more open lands and unhindered view of the surrounding mountains. Most of the tourists visiting Pokhara trek to the Annapurna Base Camp and [[Mustang (kingdom)\|Mustang]]. To the east of the Pokhara valley, there are seven smaller lakes such as [[Begnas Lake]], Rupa Lake, Khaste lake, Maidi lake, Neureni lake, Dipang lake. Begnas Lake is known for its fishery projects.<ref>{{cite journal\|last=Rai\|first=Ash Kumar\|title=Evaluation of natural food for planktivorous fish in Lakes Phewa, Begnas, and Rupa in Pokhara Valley, Nepal\|journal=Limnology\|year=2000\|volume=1\|issue=2\|pages=81–89\|doi=10.1007/s102010070014\|s2cid=23782376}}</ref>		Pokhara is known to be a popular tourist destination for visitors from all over the world. Every year, many people visit the location in order to travel to the Annapurna range and famous religious place muktinath.<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Hall\|first1=C. Michael\|last2=Page\|first2=Stephen\|title=Tourism in South and South East Asia: Issues and Cases\|date=2011\|publisher=Routledge\|location=New York\|isbn=9780750641289\|pages=256–264\|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d_q7PMyhZ1AC&q=tourism+in+pokahra+nepal&pg=PA257\|chapter=18: Tourism in Nepal, Bhutan and Tibet: contrasts in the facilitation, constraining and control of tourism in the Himalayas{{Snd}} Nepal\|access-date=19 November 2020\|archive-date=20 January 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120180652/https://books.google.com/books?id=d_q7PMyhZ1AC&q=tourism+in+pokahra+nepal&pg=PA257\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|last1=Kantipur News Service\|title=Pokhara tourism expects 2014 to herald new era of growth\|url=http://www.ekantipur.com/2014/01/01/business/pokhara-tourism-expects-2014--to-herald-new-era-of-growth/383245.html\|publisher=Kantipur\|date=1 January 2014\|access-date=24 September 2014\|archive-date=7 December 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141207201544/http://www.ekantipur.com/2014/01/01/business/pokhara-tourism-expects-2014--to-herald-new-era-of-growth/383245.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref> The tourist district is along the north shore of the Phewa lake ([[Baidam]], Lakeside, and Damside). It is mainly made up of small shops, non-star tourist hotels, restaurants, and [[Bar (establishment)\|bar]]s. Most upscale and starred hotels are on the southern shore of the Phewa Lake and southeastern fringes of the city where there are more open lands and unhindered view of the surrounding mountains. Most of the tourists visiting Pokhara trek to the Annapurna Base Camp and [[Mustang (kingdom)\|Mustang]]. To the east of the Pokhara valley, there are seven smaller lakes such as [[Begnas Lake]], Rupa Lake, Khaste lake, Maidi lake, Neureni lake, Dipang lake. Begnas Lake is known for its fishery projects.<ref>{{cite journal\|last=Rai\|first=Ash Kumar\|title=Evaluation of natural food for planktivorous fish in Lakes Phewa, Begnas, and Rupa in Pokhara Valley, Nepal\|journal=Limnology\|year=2000\|volume=1\|issue=2\|pages=81–89\|doi=10.1007/s102010070014\|bibcode=2000Limno...1...81R \|s2cid=23782376}}</ref>

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	Annapurna Cable Car takes tourists from Lakeside to Sarangkot and back.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2022-10-23 \|title=Annapurna Cable Car brings hope amid tourism gloom \|url=https://kathmandupost.com/money/2022/10/13/annapurna-cable-car-awaits-tourists-as-recovery-slow-in-coming/ \|access-date=2022-11-19 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023021237/https://kathmandupost.com/money/2022/10/13/annapurna-cable-car-awaits-tourists-as-recovery-slow-in-coming/ \|archive-date=23 October 2022 }}</ref> Another one being built will connect [[Phewa Lake]] with [[Peace Pagoda\|World Peace Stupa.]]<ref>{{Cite web\|title=2 new cable car lines to be built in Pokhara\|url=https://www.nepaltibetnow.com/2-new-cable-car-lines-to-be-built-in-pokhara.html\|access-date=2020-07-02\|website=www.nepaltibetnow.com\|archive-date=2 July 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702033812/https://www.nepaltibetnow.com/2-new-cable-car-lines-to-be-built-in-pokhara.html\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Chitawon Co-E Group\|url=https://www.chitawoncoe.com.np/news\|access-date=2020-07-02\|website=chitawoncoe.com.np\|archive-date=8 March 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308205008/https://www.chitawoncoe.com.np/news\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|last=Sapkota\|first=Shreya\|date=2017-11-27\|title=Sarangkot Cable Car Line to be Built in Pokhara\|url=https://www.techlekh.com/sarangkot-cable-car-pokhara/\|access-date=2020-07-02\|website=TechLekh: Latest Tech News, Reviews, Startups and Apps in Nepal\|language=en-US\|archive-date=2 July 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702040902/https://www.techlekh.com/sarangkot-cable-car-pokhara/\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Sikles-Annapurna Cable Car\|url=https://issuu.com/investmentsummitnepal/docs/sikles-annapurna_cable_car\|access-date=2020-07-02\|website=Issuu\|language=en\|archive-date=4 March 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304193848/https://issuu.com/investmentsummitnepal/docs/sikles-annapurna_cable_car\|url-status=live}}</ref>		Annapurna Cable Car takes tourists from Lakeside to Sarangkot and back.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2022-10-23 \|title=Annapurna Cable Car brings hope amid tourism gloom \|url=https://kathmandupost.com/money/2022/10/13/annapurna-cable-car-awaits-tourists-as-recovery-slow-in-coming/ \|access-date=2022-11-19 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023021237/https://kathmandupost.com/money/2022/10/13/annapurna-cable-car-awaits-tourists-as-recovery-slow-in-coming/ \|archive-date=23 October 2022 }}</ref> Another one being built will connect [[Phewa Lake]] with [[Peace Pagoda\|World Peace Stupa.]]<ref>{{Cite web\|title=2 new cable car lines to be built in Pokhara\|url=https://www.nepaltibetnow.com/2-new-cable-car-lines-to-be-built-in-pokhara.html\|access-date=2020-07-02\|website=www.nepaltibetnow.com\|archive-date=2 July 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702033812/https://www.nepaltibetnow.com/2-new-cable-car-lines-to-be-built-in-pokhara.html\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Chitawon Co-E Group\|url=https://www.chitawoncoe.com.np/news\|access-date=2020-07-02\|website=chitawoncoe.com.np\|archive-date=8 March 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308205008/https://www.chitawoncoe.com.np/news\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|last=Sapkota\|first=Shreya\|date=2017-11-27\|title=Sarangkot Cable Car Line to be Built in Pokhara\|url=https://www.techlekh.com/sarangkot-cable-car-pokhara/\|access-date=2020-07-02\|website=TechLekh: Latest Tech News, Reviews, Startups and Apps in Nepal\|language=en-US\|archive-date=2 July 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702040902/https://www.techlekh.com/sarangkot-cable-car-pokhara/\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Sikles-Annapurna Cable Car\|url=https://issuu.com/investmentsummitnepal/docs/sikles-annapurna_cable_car\|access-date=2020-07-02\|website=Issuu\|date=23 March 2019 \|language=en\|archive-date=4 March 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304193848/https://issuu.com/investmentsummitnepal/docs/sikles-annapurna_cable_car\|url-status=live}}</ref>

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	'''Pokhara''' ({{~~lang-~~ne\|पोखरा}} {{IPA-ne\|ˈpokʰʌɾa\|}}) is a [[metropolis\|metropolitan city]] located in central [[Nepal]], which serves as the capital of [[Gandaki Province]] and is declared as the tourism capital of [[Nepal]].<ref name="KPost1">{{Cite web\|url=https://kathmandupost.com/national/2017/03/13/pokhara-lekhnath-becomes-largest-metropolitan-city\|title=Pokhara Lekhnath becomes largest metropolitan city\|date=13 March 2017\|newspaper=The Kathmandu Post\|access-date=7 May 2020\|archive-date=11 November 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111202253/https://kathmandupost.com/national/2017/03/13/pokhara-lekhnath-becomes-largest-metropolitan-city\|url-status=live}}</ref> It is the [[List of cities in Nepal\|second most populous city of the nation]] after [[Kathmandu]], with 599,504 inhabitants living in 120,594 households as of [[2021 Nepal census\|2021]].<ref name="auto"/> It is the country's largest metropolitan city in terms of area. The city also serves as the headquarters of [[Kaski District]].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2019-11-24 \|title=कास्की जिल्ला : एक सम्पूर्ण परिचय \|url=https://lokpati.com/2019/11/52104/ \|access-date=2022-03-06 \|website=Lokpati.com \|language=en-US \|archive-date=6 March 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220306030138/https://lokpati.com/2019/11/52104/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> Pokhara is located {{convert\|200\|km\|abbr=off}} west of the capital, [[Kathmandu]]. The city is on the shore of [[Phewa Lake]], and sits at an average elevation of approximately 822 m above sea level.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=VNPK—Pokhara Airport {{!}} SkyVector\|url=https://skyvector.com/airport/VNPK/Pokhara-Airport\|access-date=2021-03-07\|website=skyvector.com\|archive-date=23 July 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723093943/https://skyvector.com/airport/VNPK/Pokhara-Airport\|url-status=live}}</ref> The Annapurna Range, with three out of the ten highest peaks in the world—[[Dhaulagiri]], [[Annapurna\|Annapurna I]] and [[Manaslu]]—is within {{convert\|15\|–\|35\|mi\|km\|abbr=on}} aerial range from the valley.<ref>{{cite web\|last=United Nations Field Coordination Office (UNFCO)\|title=An Overview of the Western Development Region of Nepal\|url=http://www.un.org.np/sites/default/files/2011-06-07-Nepal_Western_Region_Overview_Paper.pdf\|publisher=United Nations: Nepal Information Platform\|location=Bharatpur, Nepal\|pages=1–9\|date=7 June 2011\|access-date=22 April 2012\|archive-date=23 November 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161123135715/http://www.un.org.np/sites/default/files/2011-06-07-Nepal_Western_Region_Overview_Paper.pdf\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal\|last=Pradhan\|first=Pushkar Kumar\|title=A Study of Traffic Flow on Siddartha and Prithvi Highway\|journal=The Himalayan Review\|year=1982\|volume=14\|pages=38–51 \|url=http://nepjol.info/index.php/HR/article/download/4507/3755\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023125752/http://nepjol.info/index.php/HR/article/download/4507/3755 \|archive-date=23 October 2013}}</ref>		'''Pokhara''' ({{langx\|ne\|पोखरा}} {{IPA-ne\|ˈpokʰʌɾa\|}}) is a [[metropolis\|metropolitan city]] located in central [[Nepal]], which serves as the capital of [[Gandaki Province]] and is declared as the tourism capital of [[Nepal]].<ref name="KPost1">{{Cite web\|url=https://kathmandupost.com/national/2017/03/13/pokhara-lekhnath-becomes-largest-metropolitan-city\|title=Pokhara Lekhnath becomes largest metropolitan city\|date=13 March 2017\|newspaper=The Kathmandu Post\|access-date=7 May 2020\|archive-date=11 November 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111202253/https://kathmandupost.com/national/2017/03/13/pokhara-lekhnath-becomes-largest-metropolitan-city\|url-status=live}}</ref> It is the [[List of cities in Nepal\|second most populous city of the nation]] after [[Kathmandu]], with 599,504 inhabitants living in 120,594 households as of [[2021 Nepal census\|2021]].<ref name="auto"/> It is the country's largest metropolitan city in terms of area. The city also serves as the headquarters of [[Kaski District]].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2019-11-24 \|title=कास्की जिल्ला : एक सम्पूर्ण परिचय \|url=https://lokpati.com/2019/11/52104/ \|access-date=2022-03-06 \|website=Lokpati.com \|language=en-US \|archive-date=6 March 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220306030138/https://lokpati.com/2019/11/52104/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> Pokhara is located {{convert\|200\|km\|abbr=off}} west of the capital, [[Kathmandu]]. The city is on the shore of [[Phewa Lake]], and sits at an average elevation of approximately 822 m above sea level.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=VNPK—Pokhara Airport {{!}} SkyVector\|url=https://skyvector.com/airport/VNPK/Pokhara-Airport\|access-date=2021-03-07\|website=skyvector.com\|archive-date=23 July 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723093943/https://skyvector.com/airport/VNPK/Pokhara-Airport\|url-status=live}}</ref> The Annapurna Range, with three out of the ten highest peaks in the world—[[Dhaulagiri]], [[Annapurna\|Annapurna I]] and [[Manaslu]]—is within {{convert\|15\|–\|35\|mi\|km\|abbr=on}} aerial range from the valley.<ref>{{cite web\|last=United Nations Field Coordination Office (UNFCO)\|title=An Overview of the Western Development Region of Nepal\|url=http://www.un.org.np/sites/default/files/2011-06-07-Nepal_Western_Region_Overview_Paper.pdf\|publisher=United Nations: Nepal Information Platform\|location=Bharatpur, Nepal\|pages=1–9\|date=7 June 2011\|access-date=22 April 2012\|archive-date=23 November 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161123135715/http://www.un.org.np/sites/default/files/2011-06-07-Nepal_Western_Region_Overview_Paper.pdf\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal\|last=Pradhan\|first=Pushkar Kumar\|title=A Study of Traffic Flow on Siddartha and Prithvi Highway\|journal=The Himalayan Review\|year=1982\|volume=14\|pages=38–51 \|url=http://nepjol.info/index.php/HR/article/download/4507/3755\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023125752/http://nepjol.info/index.php/HR/article/download/4507/3755 \|archive-date=23 October 2013}}</ref>

	In 2024, Pokhara was declared as the tourism capital of Nepal,<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/travel-news/pokhara-officially-nepals-tourism-capital-now-to-remain-accessible-24-hours/articleshow/108578871.cms \|title=Archived copy \|access-date=20 March 2024 \|archive-date=20 March 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240320034459/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/travel-news/pokhara-officially-nepals-tourism-capital-now-to-remain-accessible-24-hours/articleshow/108578871.cms \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://currentaffairs.adda247.com/nepal-declares-pokhara-as-its-tourism-capital/ \|title=Archived copy \|access-date=20 March 2024 \|archive-date=20 March 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240320034459/https://currentaffairs.adda247.com/nepal-declares-pokhara-as-its-tourism-capital/ \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=capital>{{cite book\|last=Nepal\|first=S. K.\|title=Great Himalaya: tourism and the dynamics of change in Nepal\|year=2002\|publisher=Swiss Foundation for Alpine Research\|location=Zürich, Switzerland\|isbn=978-3-85515-106-6\|author2=Kohler, T.\|author3=Banzhaf, B. R.}}</ref> being a base for trekkers undertaking the [[Annapurna Circuit]] through the [[Annapurna Conservation Area]] region<ref>{{cite journal\|last=Holden\|first=Andrew\|author2=Sparrowhawk, John\|title=Understanding the motivations of ecotourists: the case of trekkers in Annapurna, Nepal\|journal=International Journal of Tourism Research\|year=2002\|volume=4\|issue=6\|pages=435–446\|doi=10.1002/jtr.402\|issn=1522-1970}}</ref> of the [[Annapurna]] ranges in the [[Himalaya]]s. The city is also home to many of the elite [[Gurkha]] soldiers, soldiers native to [[South Asia]] of [[Nepalis\|Nepalese nationality]] recruited for the [[British Army]], [[Nepalese Army]], [[Indian Army]], [[Gurkha Contingent\|Gurkha Contingent Singapore]], [[Gurkha Reserve Unit\|Gurkha Reserve Unit Brunei]], UN peacekeeping forces and in war zones around the world.<ref name=Gurkha>{{cite news\|url=https://asia.nikkei.com/NAR/Articles/Nepal-s-legendary-Gurkhas-face-an-uncertain-future\|title=Nepal's legendary Gurkhas face an uncertain future\|last=Gray\|first=Denis\|date=7 July 2016\|newspaper=Nikkei\|access-date=11 January 2019\|archive-date=11 January 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111175641/https://asia.nikkei.com/NAR/Articles/Nepal-s-legendary-Gurkhas-face-an-uncertain-future\|url-status=live}}</ref>		In 2024, Pokhara was declared as the tourism capital of Nepal,<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/travel-news/pokhara-officially-nepals-tourism-capital-now-to-remain-accessible-24-hours/articleshow/108578871.cms \|title=Archived copy \|access-date=20 March 2024 \|archive-date=20 March 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240320034459/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/travel-news/pokhara-officially-nepals-tourism-capital-now-to-remain-accessible-24-hours/articleshow/108578871.cms \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://currentaffairs.adda247.com/nepal-declares-pokhara-as-its-tourism-capital/ \|title=Archived copy \|access-date=20 March 2024 \|archive-date=20 March 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240320034459/https://currentaffairs.adda247.com/nepal-declares-pokhara-as-its-tourism-capital/ \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=capital>{{cite book\|last=Nepal\|first=S. K.\|title=Great Himalaya: tourism and the dynamics of change in Nepal\|year=2002\|publisher=Swiss Foundation for Alpine Research\|location=Zürich, Switzerland\|isbn=978-3-85515-106-6\|author2=Kohler, T.\|author3=Banzhaf, B. R.}}</ref> being a base for trekkers undertaking the [[Annapurna Circuit]] through the [[Annapurna Conservation Area]] region<ref>{{cite journal\|last=Holden\|first=Andrew\|author2=Sparrowhawk, John\|title=Understanding the motivations of ecotourists: the case of trekkers in Annapurna, Nepal\|journal=International Journal of Tourism Research\|year=2002\|volume=4\|issue=6\|pages=435–446\|doi=10.1002/jtr.402\|issn=1522-1970}}</ref> of the [[Annapurna]] ranges in the [[Himalaya]]s. The city is also home to many of the elite [[Gurkha]] soldiers, soldiers native to [[South Asia]] of [[Nepalis\|Nepalese nationality]] recruited for the [[British Army]], [[Nepalese Army]], [[Indian Army]], [[Gurkha Contingent\|Gurkha Contingent Singapore]], [[Gurkha Reserve Unit\|Gurkha Reserve Unit Brunei]], UN peacekeeping forces and in war zones around the world.<ref name=Gurkha>{{cite news\|url=https://asia.nikkei.com/NAR/Articles/Nepal-s-legendary-Gurkhas-face-an-uncertain-future\|title=Nepal's legendary Gurkhas face an uncertain future\|last=Gray\|first=Denis\|date=7 July 2016\|newspaper=Nikkei\|access-date=11 January 2019\|archive-date=11 January 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111175641/https://asia.nikkei.com/NAR/Articles/Nepal-s-legendary-Gurkhas-face-an-uncertain-future\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	== Etymology ==		== Etymology ==
	The [[Nepali language\|Nepali]] word "''Pokhari''" ({{~~lang-~~ne\|पोखरी }}, {{IPA-ne\|ˈpokʰʌɾi\|Pron}}) means "pond". ''pokhara'' is a variant of ''Pokhari'' as the city has numerous ponds.		The [[Nepali language\|Nepali]] word "''Pokhari''" ({{langx\|ne\|पोखरी }}, {{IPA-ne\|ˈpokʰʌɾi\|Pron}}) means "pond". ''pokhara'' is a variant of ''Pokhari'' as the city has numerous ponds.

	== History ==		== History ==

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	=== Climate ===		=== Climate ===
	The city has a [[humid subtropical climate]]; however, the elevation keeps temperatures moderate. Temperatures in summer average between 25 and 35 °C; in winter around −2 to 15 °C. Pokhara and nearby areas receive a high amount of precipitation. [[Lumle]], ~~25 miles~~ from Pokhara city center, receives the highest amount of rainfall (> 5600 mm/year or 222 inches/year) in the country.<ref>{{cite journal\|last=Kansakar\|first=Sunil R\|author2=Hannah, David M. \|author3=Gerrard, John \|author4= Rees, Gwyn \|title=Spatial pattern in the precipitation regime of Nepal\|journal=International Journal of Climatology\|year=2004\|volume=24\|issue=13\|pages=1645–1659\|doi=10.1002/joc.1098\|issn=1097-0088\|bibcode=2004IJCli..24.1645K\|s2cid=130409186 \|doi-access=free}}</ref> Snowfall is not observed in the valley, but surrounding hills experience occasional snowfall in the winter. Summers are humid and mild; most precipitation occurs during the [[Wet season\|monsoon season]] (June–September). Winter and spring skies are generally clear and sunny.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Taylor\|first=Chris\|title=Traveler's Companion Nepal\|year=1998–1999\|publisher=Allan Amsel Publishing\|location=France\|isbn=978-0-7627-0231-2\|pages=184–190\|chapter=The High Mountain Valleys and Passes}}</ref>		The city has a [[humid subtropical climate]]; however, the elevation keeps temperatures moderate. Temperatures in summer average between 25 and 35 °C; in winter around −2 to 15 °C. Pokhara and nearby areas receive a high amount of precipitation. [[Lumle]], {{convert\|40\|km\|abbr=off}} from Pokhara city center, receives the highest amount of rainfall (> 5600 mm/year or 222 inches/year) in the country.<ref>{{cite journal\|last=Kansakar\|first=Sunil R\|author2=Hannah, David M. \|author3=Gerrard, John \|author4= Rees, Gwyn \|title=Spatial pattern in the precipitation regime of Nepal\|journal=International Journal of Climatology\|year=2004\|volume=24\|issue=13\|pages=1645–1659\|doi=10.1002/joc.1098\|issn=1097-0088\|bibcode=2004IJCli..24.1645K\|s2cid=130409186 \|doi-access=free}}</ref> Snowfall is not observed in the valley, but surrounding hills experience occasional snowfall in the winter. Summers are humid and mild; most precipitation occurs during the [[Wet season\|monsoon season]] (June–September). Winter and spring skies are generally clear and sunny.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Taylor\|first=Chris\|title=Traveler's Companion Nepal\|year=1998–1999\|publisher=Allan Amsel Publishing\|location=France\|isbn=978-0-7627-0231-2\|pages=184–190\|chapter=The High Mountain Valleys and Passes}}</ref>
	The highest temperature ever recorded in Pokhara was {{convert\|38.5\|°C}} on 4 May 2013, while the lowest temperature ever recorded was {{convert\|0.5\|°C}} on 13 January 2012.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.dhm.gov.np/uploads/climatic/1368567860Ext%20temp%20of%20November.pdf \|title=Extreme Temperatures of Month November \|access-date=27 February 2016 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304201452/http://www.dhm.gov.np/uploads/climatic/1368567860Ext%20temp%20of%20November.pdf \|archive-date=4 March 2016}}.</ref>		The highest temperature ever recorded in Pokhara was {{convert\|38.5\|°C}} on 4 May 2013, while the lowest temperature ever recorded was {{convert\|0.5\|°C}} on 13 January 2012.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.dhm.gov.np/uploads/climatic/1368567860Ext%20temp%20of%20November.pdf \|title=Extreme Temperatures of Month November \|access-date=27 February 2016 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304201452/http://www.dhm.gov.np/uploads/climatic/1368567860Ext%20temp%20of%20November.pdf \|archive-date=4 March 2016}}.</ref>

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	The first settlement of the valley is theorized to have taken place when the first King of [[Kaski District\|Kaski]], [[Kulamandan Shah Khad]] (also called Bichitra Khan and Jagati Khan), made [[Batulechaur]] in the northern side of the valley his winter capital during the mid 14th century. The people settled here included [[Parajuli]] Brahmins, who were asked to look after the [[Bindhyabasini temple]] and were given some land in that locality as Birta. [[Dhobi Gauda]] was the first market center developed in Pokhara valley before the last King of [[Kaski District\|Kaski]] brought sixteen families of [[Newars]] from Kathmandu (Bhaktapur) to develop the present-day market (i.e., old market) in the 1770s. Prior to that people were settled in the peripheral hills.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Adhikari\|first=Jagannath\|title=Pokhara—Urbanization, Environment and Development\|publisher=Amazon.com\|year=2017\|pages=Location 42—Kindle Ed}}</ref>		The first settlement of the valley is theorized to have taken place when the first King of [[Kaski District\|Kaski]], [[Kulamandan Shah Khad]] (also called Bichitra Khan and Jagati Khan), made [[Batulechaur]] in the northern side of the valley his winter capital during the mid 14th century. The people settled here included [[Parajuli]] Brahmins, who were asked to look after the [[Bindhyabasini temple]] and were given some land in that locality as Birta. [[Dhobi Gauda]] was the first market center developed in Pokhara valley before the last King of [[Kaski District\|Kaski]] brought sixteen families of [[Newars]] from Kathmandu (Bhaktapur) to develop the present-day market (i.e., old market) in the 1770s. Prior to that people were settled in the peripheral hills.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Adhikari\|first=Jagannath\|title=Pokhara—Urbanization, Environment and Development\|publisher=Amazon.com\|year=2017\|pages=Location 42—Kindle Ed}}</ref>

	Pokhara was envisioned as a commercial center by the King of Kaski in the mid 18th century A.D.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Blaikie\|first=P. M.\|title=Nepal in Crisis: Growth and Stagnation at the Periphery\|author2=Cameron, John\|author3=Seddon, John Davis\|publisher=Adroit Publishers\|year=2005\|isbn=978-81-87392-19-4\|location=New Delhi, India\|pages=Chapter 6\|chapter=The Growth of Towns in West-Central Nepal}}</ref> when [[Newars]] of Bhaktapur migrated to Pokhara, upon being invited by the king, and settled near main business locations such as [[Bindhyabasini temple]], [[Nalamukh\|Nalakomukh]] and [[Bhairab Tole]]. Most of Pokhara, at the time, was largely inhabited by [[Khas]]<ref>{{cite journal\|last=Onta\|first=Pratyoush\|author2=Liechty, Mark\|author3=Tama, Seira\|date=December 2005\|title=Studies in Nepali History and Society\|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/251237948\|journal=ResearchGate\|location=Mandala Book Point, Kathmandu\|publisher=Centre for Social Research and Development, Nepal Studies Group\|volume=10\|issue=2\|page=290\|issn=1025-5109\|access-date=27 December 2018\|archive-date=10 November 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110143604/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/251237948_Studies_in_Nepali_History_and_Society_EDITORS_Pratyoush_Onta_Seira_Tamang_Mandala_Book_Point\|url-status=live}}</ref> ([[Brahmin]], [[Chhetri]] and [[Dalits]]), [[Gurung people\|Gurungs]], [[Magars]] and [[Thakuri]].<ref>{{cite book\|last=Whelpton\|first=John\|title=A History of Nepal\|publisher=Cambridge University Press\|year=2005\|isbn=978-0-521-80026-6\|location=Cambridge, UK}}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|last=Ragsdale\|first=Tod Anthony\|title=Once a hermit kingdom: ethnicity, education and national integration in Nepal\|publisher=Manohar Publ\|year=1989\|isbn=978-81-85054-75-9\|location=Kathmandu}}</ref> At present, the [[Khas]], [[Gurung people\|Gurung (Tamu)]] and [[Magar people\|Magar]] form the dominant community of Pokhara. There is also a sizeable [[Newar people\|Newari]] population in the city.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Genetti\|first=Carol\|title=A Grammar of Dolakha Newar\|publisher=Mouton de Gruyter, GmbH & Co., KG\|year=2007\|isbn=978-3-11-019303-9\|location=Berlin\|page=12\|chapter=Context: The distribution of Newars throughout Nepal}}</ref> [[Batulechaur]] in the far north of Pokhara is home to the ''[[Gandharvas]]'' ''or Gaaineys'' (the tribe of the musicians).<ref>{{cite book\|last=Adhikari\|first=Jagannath\|title=Pokhara: biography of a town\|author2=Seddon, David\|publisher=Mandala Publications\|year=2002\|isbn=978-9993310143\|location=Kathmandu, Nepal}}</ref>[[File:Pokhara and Phewa Lake.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|[[Phewa lake]] in 1982\|alt=\|left]]		Pokhara was envisioned as a commercial center by the King of Kaski in the mid 18th century A.D.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Blaikie\|first=P. M.\|title=Nepal in Crisis: Growth and Stagnation at the Periphery\|author2=Cameron, John\|author3=Seddon, John Davis\|publisher=Adroit Publishers\|year=2005\|isbn=978-81-87392-19-4\|location=New Delhi, India\|pages=Chapter 6\|chapter=The Growth of Towns in West-Central Nepal}}</ref> when [[Newars]] of Bhaktapur migrated to Pokhara, upon being invited by the king, and settled near main business locations such as [[Bindhyabasini temple]], [[Nalamukh\|Nalakomukh]] and [[Bhairab Tole]]. Most of Pokhara, at the time, was largely inhabited by [[Khas]]<ref>{{cite journal\|last=Onta\|first=Pratyoush\|author2=Liechty, Mark\|author3=Tama, Seira\|date=December 2005\|title=Studies in Nepali History and Society\|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/251237948\|journal=ResearchGate\|location=Mandala Book Point, Kathmandu\|publisher=Centre for Social Research and Development, Nepal Studies Group\|volume=10\|issue=2\|page=290\|issn=1025-5109\|access-date=27 December 2018\|archive-date=10 November 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110143604/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/251237948_Studies_in_Nepali_History_and_Society_EDITORS_Pratyoush_Onta_Seira_Tamang_Mandala_Book_Point\|url-status=live}}</ref> ([[Brahmin]], [[Chhetri]] and [[Dalits]]), [[Gurung people\|Gurungs]], [[Magars]] and [[Thakuri]].<ref>{{cite book\|last=Whelpton\|first=John\|title=A History of Nepal\|publisher=Cambridge University Press\|year=2005\|isbn=978-0-521-80026-6\|location=Cambridge, UK}}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|last=Ragsdale\|first=Tod Anthony\|title=Once a hermit kingdom: ethnicity, education and national integration in Nepal\|publisher=Manohar Publ\|year=1989\|isbn=978-81-85054-75-9\|location=Kathmandu}}</ref>

			At present, the [[Khas]], [[Gurung people\|Gurung (Tamu)]] and [[Magar people\|Magar]] form the dominant community of Pokhara. There is also a sizeable [[Newar people\|Newari]] population in the city.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Genetti\|first=Carol\|title=A Grammar of Dolakha Newar\|publisher=Mouton de Gruyter, GmbH & Co., KG\|year=2007\|isbn=978-3-11-019303-9\|location=Berlin\|page=12\|chapter=Context: The distribution of Newars throughout Nepal}}</ref> [[Batulechaur]] in the far north of Pokhara is home to the ''[[Gandharvas]]'' ''or Gaaineys'' (the tribe of the musicians).<ref>{{cite book\|last=Adhikari\|first=Jagannath\|title=Pokhara: biography of a town\|author2=Seddon, David\|publisher=Mandala Publications\|year=2002\|isbn=978-9993310143\|location=Kathmandu, Nepal}}</ref>[[File:Pokhara and Phewa Lake.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|[[Phewa lake]] in 1982\|alt=\|left]]

	The nearby hills around Pokhara are covered by [[Gurung]] villages with few places belonging to the [[Khas]] community.<ref>{{cite journal\|last=Ragsdale\|first=Tod A.\|date=January 1990\|title=Gurung, Gorkhalis, Gurkhas: Speculations on a Nepalese Ethno-History\|url=http://www.his.com/~mesas/articles/OCR_Ragsdale_CNAS.pdf\|url-status=dead\|journal=CNAS Journal\|volume=17\|issue=1\|pages=1–24\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130626124315/http://www.his.com/~mesas/articles/OCR_Ragsdale_CNAS.pdf\|archive-date=26 June 2013}}</ref> [[Magars\|Magar]] communities are also present mostly in the southern outlying hills. A [[Newar people\|Newar]] community is almost non-existent in the villages of outlying hills outside the Pokhara city limits.		The nearby hills around Pokhara are covered by [[Gurung]] villages with few places belonging to the [[Khas]] community.<ref>{{cite journal\|last=Ragsdale\|first=Tod A.\|date=January 1990\|title=Gurung, Gorkhalis, Gurkhas: Speculations on a Nepalese Ethno-History\|url=http://www.his.com/~mesas/articles/OCR_Ragsdale_CNAS.pdf\|url-status=dead\|journal=CNAS Journal\|volume=17\|issue=1\|pages=1–24\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130626124315/http://www.his.com/~mesas/articles/OCR_Ragsdale_CNAS.pdf\|archive-date=26 June 2013}}</ref> [[Magars\|Magar]] communities are also present mostly in the southern outlying hills. A [[Newar people\|Newar]] community is almost non-existent in the villages of outlying hills outside the Pokhara city limits.

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	== Demographics ==		== Demographics ==
	At the time of the [[2021 Nepal census]], Pokhara Metropolitan City had a population of 599,504. Of these, 78.8% spoke [[Nepali language\|Nepali]], 11% [[Gurung language\|Gurung]], 2.4% [[Magar language\|Magar]], 2.4% [[Newar language\|Newar]], 1.4% [[Tamang language\|Tamang]], 0.8% [[Bhojpuri language\|Bhojpuri]], 0.6% [[Hindi]], 0.6% [[Maithili language\|Maithili]], 0.3% [[Tharu languages\|Tharu]], 0.3% [[Urdu]], 0.2% [[Magar Kham language\|Kham]], 0.2% [[Kiranti languages\|Rai]], 0.2% [[Thakali language\|Thakali]], 0.1% [[Bengali language\|Bengali]], 0.1% [[Bhujel language\|Bhujel]], 0.1% [[Chantyal language\|Chantyal]], 0.1% [[Limbu language\|Limbu]] and 0.1% other languages as their first language.<ref>NepalMap Language [https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=LANGUAGE&primary_geo_id=local-40004&geo_ids=local-40004,district-34,province-4,country-NP] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403180235/https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=LANGUAGE&primary_geo_id=local-40004&geo_ids=local-40004,district-34,province-4,country-NP\|date=3 April 2023}}</ref>		At the time of the [[2021 Nepal census]], Pokhara Metropolitan City had a population of 599,504. Of these, 78.8% spoke [[Nepali language\|Nepali]], 11% [[Gurung language\|Gurung]], 2.4% [[Magar language\|Magar]], 2.4% [[Newar language\|Newar]], 1.4% [[Tamang language\|Tamang]], 0.8% [[Bhojpuri language\|Bhojpuri]], 0.6% [[Hindi]], 0.6% [[Maithili language\|Maithili]], 0.3% [[Tharu languages\|Tharu]], 0.3% [[Urdu]], 0.2% [[Magar Kham language\| Magar Kham]], 0.2% [[Kiranti languages\|Rai]], 0.2% [[Thakali language\|Thakali]], 0.1% [[Bengali language\|Bengali]], 0.1% [[Bhujel language\|Bhujel]], 0.1% [[Chantyal language\|Chantyal]], 0.1% [[Limbu language\|Limbu]] and 0.1% other languages as their first language.<ref>NepalMap Language [https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=LANGUAGE&primary_geo_id=local-40004&geo_ids=local-40004,district-34,province-4,country-NP] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403180235/https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=LANGUAGE&primary_geo_id=local-40004&geo_ids=local-40004,district-34,province-4,country-NP\|date=3 April 2023}}</ref>

	In terms of ethnicity/caste, 28.0% were [[Bahun\|Hill Brahmin]], 16.1% [[Gurung people\|Gurung]], 15.4% [[Chhetri]], 9.1% [[Magars\|Magar]], 6.8% [[Kami (caste)\|Kami]], 5.4% [[Newar people\|Newar]], 3.3% [[Damai]]/Dholi, 2.8% [[Tamang people\|Tamang]], 2.0% [[Sarki (ethnic group)\|Sarki]], 1.4% Gharti/[[Bhujel]], 1.4% [[Thakuri]], 0.9% [[Badi people\|Badi]], 0.9% [[Nepalese Muslims\|Musalman]], 0.9% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.8% [[Rai people\|Rai]], 0.6% [[Tharu people\|Tharu]], 0.5% [[Kumal people\|Kumal]], 0.5% [[Thakali people\|Thakali]], 0.2% [[Chhantyal]], 0.2% other [[Dalit]], 0.2% [[Kalwar (caste)\|Kalwar]], 0.2% Kathabaniyan, 0.2% [[Sunar\|Sonar]], 0.2% [[Teli]], 0.1% [[Bengalis\|Bengali]], 0.1% Dura, 0.1% foreigners, 0.1% [[Gandarbha\|Gaine]], 0.1% [[Ghale]], 0.1% [[Hajjam]]/Thakur, 0.1% [[Halwai]], 0.1% [[Koeri\|Koiri]]/[[Kushwaha]], 0.1% [[Limbu people\|Limbu]], 0.1% Majhi, 0.1% [[Sherpa people\|Sherpa]], 0.1% [[Sunuwar people\|Sunuwar]], 0.1% other Terai and 0.1% [[Yadav]].<ref>NepalMap Caste [https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=CASTE&primary_geo_id=local-40004&geo_ids=local-40004,district-34,province-4,country-NP] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403180236/https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=CASTE&primary_geo_id=local-40004&geo_ids=local-40004,district-34,province-4,country-NP\|date=3 April 2023}}</ref>		In terms of ethnicity/caste, 28.0% were [[Bahun\|Hill Brahmin]], 16.1% [[Gurung people\|Gurung]], 15.4% [[Chhetri]], 9.1% [[Magars\|Magar]], 6.8% [[Kami (caste)\|Kami]], 5.4% [[Newar people\|Newar]], 3.3% [[Damai]]/Dholi, 2.8% [[Tamang people\|Tamang]], 2.0% [[Sarki (ethnic group)\|Sarki]], 1.4% Gharti/[[Bhujel]], 1.4% [[Thakuri]], 0.9% [[Badi people\|Badi]], 0.9% [[Nepalese Muslims\|Musalman]], 0.9% Sanyasi/Dasnami, 0.8% [[Rai people\|Rai]], 0.6% [[Tharu people\|Tharu]], 0.5% [[Kumal people\|Kumal]], 0.5% [[Thakali people\|Thakali]], 0.2% [[Chhantyal]], 0.2% other [[Dalit]], 0.2% [[Kalwar (caste)\|Kalwar]], 0.2% Kathabaniyan, 0.2% [[Sunar\|Sonar]], 0.2% [[Teli]], 0.1% [[Bengalis\|Bengali]], 0.1% Dura, 0.1% foreigners, 0.1% [[Gandarbha\|Gaine]], 0.1% [[Ghale]], 0.1% [[Hajjam]]/Thakur, 0.1% [[Halwai]], 0.1% [[Koeri\|Koiri]]/[[Kushwaha]], 0.1% [[Limbu people\|Limbu]], 0.1% Majhi, 0.1% [[Sherpa people\|Sherpa]], 0.1% [[Sunuwar people\|Sunuwar]], 0.1% other Terai and 0.1% [[Yadav]].<ref>NepalMap Caste [https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=CASTE&primary_geo_id=local-40004&geo_ids=local-40004,district-34,province-4,country-NP] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403180236/https://nepalmap.org/data/table/?table=CASTE&primary_geo_id=local-40004&geo_ids=local-40004,district-34,province-4,country-NP\|date=3 April 2023}}</ref>

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	The first settlement of the valley is theorized to have taken place when the first King of [[Kaski District\|Kaski]], [[Kulamandan Shah Khad]] (also called Bichitra Khan and Jagati Khan), made [[Batulechaur]] in the northern side of the valley his winter capital during the mid 14th century. The people settled here included [[Parajuli]] Brahmins, who were asked to look after the [[Bindhyabasini temple]] and were given some land in that locality as Birta. [[Dhobi Gauda]] was the first market center developed in Pokhara valley before the last King of [[Kaski District\|Kaski]] brought sixteen families of [[Newars]] from Kathmandu (Bhaktapur) to develop the present-day market (i.e., old market) in the 1770s. Prior to that people were settled in the peripheral hills.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Adhikari\|first=Jagannath\|title=Pokhara—Urbanization, Environment and Development\|publisher=Amazon.com\|year=2017\|pages=Location 42—Kindle Ed}}</ref>		The first settlement of the valley is theorized to have taken place when the first King of [[Kaski District\|Kaski]], [[Kulamandan Shah Khad]] (also called Bichitra Khan and Jagati Khan), made [[Batulechaur]] in the northern side of the valley his winter capital during the mid 14th century. The people settled here included [[Parajuli]] Brahmins, who were asked to look after the [[Bindhyabasini temple]] and were given some land in that locality as Birta. [[Dhobi Gauda]] was the first market center developed in Pokhara valley before the last King of [[Kaski District\|Kaski]] brought sixteen families of [[Newars]] from Kathmandu (Bhaktapur) to develop the present-day market (i.e., old market) in the 1770s. Prior to that people were settled in the peripheral hills.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Adhikari\|first=Jagannath\|title=Pokhara—Urbanization, Environment and Development\|publisher=Amazon.com\|year=2017\|pages=Location 42—Kindle Ed}}</ref>

	Pokhara was envisioned as a commercial center by the King of Kaski in the mid 18th century A.D.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Blaikie\|first=P. M.\|title=Nepal in Crisis: Growth and Stagnation at the Periphery\|author2=Cameron, John\|author3=Seddon, John Davis\|publisher=Adroit Publishers\|year=2005\|isbn=978-81-87392-19-4\|location=New Delhi, India\|pages=Chapter 6\|chapter=The Growth of Towns in West-Central Nepal}}</ref> when [[Newars]] of Bhaktapur migrated to Pokhara, upon being invited by the king, and settled near main business locations such as [[Bindhyabasini temple]], [[Nalamukh\|Nalakomukh]] and [[Bhairab Tole]]. Most of Pokhara, at the time, was largely inhabited by [[Khas]]<ref>{{cite journal\|last=Onta\|first=Pratyoush\|author2=Liechty, Mark\|author3=Tama, Seira\|date=December 2005\|title=Studies in Nepali History and Society\|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/251237948\|journal=ResearchGate\|location=Mandala Book Point, Kathmandu\|publisher=Centre for Social Research and Development, Nepal Studies Group\|volume=10\|issue=2\|page=290\|issn=1025-5109\|access-date=27 December 2018\|archive-date=10 November 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110143604/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/251237948_Studies_in_Nepali_History_and_Society_EDITORS_Pratyoush_Onta_Seira_Tamang_Mandala_Book_Point\|url-status=live}}</ref> ([[Brahmin]], [[Chhetri]]~~, Thakuri~~ and [[Dalits]]), [[Gurung people\|Gurungs]], and [[~~Magars~~]].<ref>{{cite book\|last=Whelpton\|first=John\|title=A History of Nepal\|publisher=Cambridge University Press\|year=2005\|isbn=978-0-521-80026-6\|location=Cambridge, UK}}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|last=Ragsdale\|first=Tod Anthony\|title=Once a hermit kingdom: ethnicity, education and national integration in Nepal\|publisher=Manohar Publ\|year=1989\|isbn=978-81-85054-75-9\|location=Kathmandu}}</ref> At present, the [[Khas]], [[Gurung people\|Gurung (Tamu)]] and [[Magar people\|Magar]] form the dominant community of Pokhara. There is also a sizeable [[Newar people\|Newari]] population in the city.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Genetti\|first=Carol\|title=A Grammar of Dolakha Newar\|publisher=Mouton de Gruyter, GmbH & Co., KG\|year=2007\|isbn=978-3-11-019303-9\|location=Berlin\|page=12\|chapter=Context: The distribution of Newars throughout Nepal}}</ref> [[Batulechaur]] in the far north of Pokhara is home to the ''[[Gandharvas]]'' ''or Gaaineys'' (the tribe of the musicians).<ref>{{cite book\|last=Adhikari\|first=Jagannath\|title=Pokhara: biography of a town\|author2=Seddon, David\|publisher=Mandala Publications\|year=2002\|isbn=978-9993310143\|location=Kathmandu, Nepal}}</ref>[[File:Pokhara and Phewa Lake.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|[[Phewa lake]] in 1982\|alt=\|left]]		Pokhara was envisioned as a commercial center by the King of Kaski in the mid 18th century A.D.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Blaikie\|first=P. M.\|title=Nepal in Crisis: Growth and Stagnation at the Periphery\|author2=Cameron, John\|author3=Seddon, John Davis\|publisher=Adroit Publishers\|year=2005\|isbn=978-81-87392-19-4\|location=New Delhi, India\|pages=Chapter 6\|chapter=The Growth of Towns in West-Central Nepal}}</ref> when [[Newars]] of Bhaktapur migrated to Pokhara, upon being invited by the king, and settled near main business locations such as [[Bindhyabasini temple]], [[Nalamukh\|Nalakomukh]] and [[Bhairab Tole]]. Most of Pokhara, at the time, was largely inhabited by [[Khas]]<ref>{{cite journal\|last=Onta\|first=Pratyoush\|author2=Liechty, Mark\|author3=Tama, Seira\|date=December 2005\|title=Studies in Nepali History and Society\|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/251237948\|journal=ResearchGate\|location=Mandala Book Point, Kathmandu\|publisher=Centre for Social Research and Development, Nepal Studies Group\|volume=10\|issue=2\|page=290\|issn=1025-5109\|access-date=27 December 2018\|archive-date=10 November 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110143604/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/251237948_Studies_in_Nepali_History_and_Society_EDITORS_Pratyoush_Onta_Seira_Tamang_Mandala_Book_Point\|url-status=live}}</ref> ([[Brahmin]], [[Chhetri]] and [[Dalits]]), [[Gurung people\|Gurungs]], [[Magars]] and [[Thakuri]].<ref>{{cite book\|last=Whelpton\|first=John\|title=A History of Nepal\|publisher=Cambridge University Press\|year=2005\|isbn=978-0-521-80026-6\|location=Cambridge, UK}}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|last=Ragsdale\|first=Tod Anthony\|title=Once a hermit kingdom: ethnicity, education and national integration in Nepal\|publisher=Manohar Publ\|year=1989\|isbn=978-81-85054-75-9\|location=Kathmandu}}</ref> At present, the [[Khas]], [[Gurung people\|Gurung (Tamu)]] and [[Magar people\|Magar]] form the dominant community of Pokhara. There is also a sizeable [[Newar people\|Newari]] population in the city.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Genetti\|first=Carol\|title=A Grammar of Dolakha Newar\|publisher=Mouton de Gruyter, GmbH & Co., KG\|year=2007\|isbn=978-3-11-019303-9\|location=Berlin\|page=12\|chapter=Context: The distribution of Newars throughout Nepal}}</ref> [[Batulechaur]] in the far north of Pokhara is home to the ''[[Gandharvas]]'' ''or Gaaineys'' (the tribe of the musicians).<ref>{{cite book\|last=Adhikari\|first=Jagannath\|title=Pokhara: biography of a town\|author2=Seddon, David\|publisher=Mandala Publications\|year=2002\|isbn=978-9993310143\|location=Kathmandu, Nepal}}</ref>[[File:Pokhara and Phewa Lake.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|[[Phewa lake]] in 1982\|alt=\|left]]

	The nearby hills around Pokhara are covered by [[Gurung]] villages with few places belonging to the [[Khas]] community.<ref>{{cite journal\|last=Ragsdale\|first=Tod A.\|date=January 1990\|title=Gurung, Gorkhalis, Gurkhas: Speculations on a Nepalese Ethno-History\|url=http://www.his.com/~mesas/articles/OCR_Ragsdale_CNAS.pdf\|url-status=dead\|journal=CNAS Journal\|volume=17\|issue=1\|pages=1–24\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130626124315/http://www.his.com/~mesas/articles/OCR_Ragsdale_CNAS.pdf\|archive-date=26 June 2013}}</ref> [[Magars\|Magar]] communities are also present mostly in the southern outlying hills. A [[Newar people\|Newar]] community is almost non-existent in the villages of outlying hills outside the Pokhara city limits.		The nearby hills around Pokhara are covered by [[Gurung]] villages with few places belonging to the [[Khas]] community.<ref>{{cite journal\|last=Ragsdale\|first=Tod A.\|date=January 1990\|title=Gurung, Gorkhalis, Gurkhas: Speculations on a Nepalese Ethno-History\|url=http://www.his.com/~mesas/articles/OCR_Ragsdale_CNAS.pdf\|url-status=dead\|journal=CNAS Journal\|volume=17\|issue=1\|pages=1–24\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130626124315/http://www.his.com/~mesas/articles/OCR_Ragsdale_CNAS.pdf\|archive-date=26 June 2013}}</ref> [[Magars\|Magar]] communities are also present mostly in the southern outlying hills. A [[Newar people\|Newar]] community is almost non-existent in the villages of outlying hills outside the Pokhara city limits.

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	=== Lakes ===		=== Lakes ===
			{{Main\|Lake Cluster of Pokhara Valley}}
	* [[Phewa Lake]], [[Begnas Lake]], [[Rupa Lake]], [[Depang lake\|Dipang Lake]], [[Khaste lake]], Maidi Tal, Niureni Tal, Gude Tal, Kamal Pokhari Tal, Kashyap Tal (Thuli Pokhari)		* [[Phewa Lake]], [[Begnas Lake]], [[Rupa Lake]], [[Depang lake\|Dipang Lake]], [[Khaste lake]], Maidi Tal, Niureni Tal, Gude Tal, Kamal Pokhari Tal, Kashyap Tal (Thuli Pokhari)

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	The first settlement of the valley is theorized to have taken place when the first King of [[Kaski District\|Kaski]], [[Kulamandan Shah Khad]] (also called Bichitra Khan and Jagati Khan), made [[Batulechaur]] in the northern side of the valley his winter capital during the mid 14th century. The people settled here included [[Parajuli]] Brahmins, who were asked to look after the [[Bindhyabasini temple]] and were given some land in that locality as Birta. [[Dhobi Gauda]] was the first market center developed in Pokhara valley before the last King of [[Kaski District\|Kaski]] brought sixteen families of [[Newars]] from Kathmandu (Bhaktapur) to develop the present-day market (i.e., old market) in the 1770s. Prior to that people were settled in the peripheral hills.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Adhikari\|first=Jagannath\|title=Pokhara—Urbanization, Environment and Development\|publisher=Amazon.com\|year=2017\|pages=Location 42—Kindle Ed}}</ref>		The first settlement of the valley is theorized to have taken place when the first King of [[Kaski District\|Kaski]], [[Kulamandan Shah Khad]] (also called Bichitra Khan and Jagati Khan), made [[Batulechaur]] in the northern side of the valley his winter capital during the mid 14th century. The people settled here included [[Parajuli]] Brahmins, who were asked to look after the [[Bindhyabasini temple]] and were given some land in that locality as Birta. [[Dhobi Gauda]] was the first market center developed in Pokhara valley before the last King of [[Kaski District\|Kaski]] brought sixteen families of [[Newars]] from Kathmandu (Bhaktapur) to develop the present-day market (i.e., old market) in the 1770s. Prior to that people were settled in the peripheral hills.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Adhikari\|first=Jagannath\|title=Pokhara—Urbanization, Environment and Development\|publisher=Amazon.com\|year=2017\|pages=Location 42—Kindle Ed}}</ref>

	Pokhara was envisioned as a commercial center by the King of Kaski in the mid 18th century A.D.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Blaikie\|first=P. M.\|title=Nepal in Crisis: Growth and Stagnation at the Periphery\|author2=Cameron, John\|author3=Seddon, John Davis\|publisher=Adroit Publishers\|year=2005\|isbn=978-81-87392-19-4\|location=New Delhi, India\|pages=Chapter 6\|chapter=The Growth of Towns in West-Central Nepal}}</ref> when [[Newars]] of Bhaktapur migrated to Pokhara, upon being invited by the king, and settled near main business locations such as [[Bindhyabasini temple]], [[Nalamukh\|Nalakomukh]] and [[Bhairab Tole]]. Most of Pokhara, at the time, was largely inhabited by [[Khas]]<ref>{{cite journal\|last=Onta\|first=Pratyoush\|author2=Liechty, Mark\|author3=Tama, Seira\|date=December 2005\|title=Studies in Nepali History and Society\|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/251237948\|journal=ResearchGate\|location=Mandala Book Point, Kathmandu\|publisher=Centre for Social Research and Development, Nepal Studies Group\|volume=10\|issue=2\|page=290\|issn=1025-5109\|access-date=27 December 2018\|archive-date=10 November 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110143604/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/251237948_Studies_in_Nepali_History_and_Society_EDITORS_Pratyoush_Onta_Seira_Tamang_Mandala_Book_Point\|url-status=live}}</ref> ([[Brahmin]], [[Chhetri]] and [[Dalits]]), [[Gurung people\|Gurungs]], [[Magars]] and [[Thakuri]].<ref>{{cite book\|last=Whelpton\|first=John\|title=A History of Nepal\|publisher=Cambridge University Press\|year=2005\|isbn=978-0-521-80026-6\|location=Cambridge, UK}}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|last=Ragsdale\|first=Tod Anthony\|title=Once a hermit kingdom: ethnicity, education and national integration in Nepal\|publisher=Manohar Publ\|year=1989\|isbn=978-81-85054-75-9\|location=Kathmandu}}</ref> At present, the [[Khas]], [[Gurung people\|Gurung (Tamu)]] and [[Magar people\|Magar]] form the dominant community of Pokhara. There is also a sizeable [[Newar people\|Newari]] population in the city.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Genetti\|first=Carol\|title=A Grammar of Dolakha Newar\|publisher=Mouton de Gruyter, GmbH & Co., KG\|year=2007\|isbn=978-3-11-019303-9\|location=Berlin\|page=12\|chapter=Context: The distribution of Newars throughout Nepal}}</ref> [[Batulechaur]] in the far north of Pokhara is home to the ''[[Gandharvas]]'' ''or Gaaineys'' (the tribe of the musicians).<ref>{{cite book\|last=Adhikari\|first=Jagannath\|title=Pokhara: biography of a town\|author2=Seddon, David\|publisher=Mandala Publications\|year=2002\|isbn=978-9993310143\|location=Kathmandu, Nepal}}</ref>[[File:Pokhara and Phewa Lake.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|[[Phewa lake]] in 1982\|alt=\|left]]		Pokhara was envisioned as a commercial center by the King of Kaski in the mid 18th century A.D.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Blaikie\|first=P. M.\|title=Nepal in Crisis: Growth and Stagnation at the Periphery\|author2=Cameron, John\|author3=Seddon, John Davis\|publisher=Adroit Publishers\|year=2005\|isbn=978-81-87392-19-4\|location=New Delhi, India\|pages=Chapter 6\|chapter=The Growth of Towns in West-Central Nepal}}</ref> when [[Newars]] of Bhaktapur migrated to Pokhara, upon being invited by the king, and settled near main business locations such as [[Bindhyabasini temple]], [[Nalamukh\|Nalakomukh]] and [[Bhairab Tole]]. Most of Pokhara, at the time, was largely inhabited by [[Khas]]<ref>{{cite journal\|last=Onta\|first=Pratyoush\|author2=Liechty, Mark\|author3=Tama, Seira\|date=December 2005\|title=Studies in Nepali History and Society\|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/251237948\|journal=ResearchGate\|location=Mandala Book Point, Kathmandu\|publisher=Centre for Social Research and Development, Nepal Studies Group\|volume=10\|issue=2\|page=290\|issn=1025-5109\|access-date=27 December 2018\|archive-date=10 November 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110143604/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/251237948_Studies_in_Nepali_History_and_Society_EDITORS_Pratyoush_Onta_Seira_Tamang_Mandala_Book_Point\|url-status=live}}</ref> ([[Brahmin]], [[Chhetri]] and [[Dalits]]), [[Gurung people\|Gurungs]], [[Magars]] and [[Thakuri]].<ref>{{cite book\|last=Whelpton\|first=John\|title=A History of Nepal\|publisher=Cambridge University Press\|year=2005\|isbn=978-0-521-80026-6\|location=Cambridge, UK}}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|last=Ragsdale\|first=Tod Anthony\|title=Once a hermit kingdom: ethnicity, education and national integration in Nepal\|publisher=Manohar Publ\|year=1989\|isbn=978-81-85054-75-9\|location=Kathmandu}}</ref>

			At present, the [[Khas]], [[Gurung people\|Gurung (Tamu)]] and [[Magar people\|Magar]] form the dominant community of Pokhara. There is also a sizeable [[Newar people\|Newari]] population in the city.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Genetti\|first=Carol\|title=A Grammar of Dolakha Newar\|publisher=Mouton de Gruyter, GmbH & Co., KG\|year=2007\|isbn=978-3-11-019303-9\|location=Berlin\|page=12\|chapter=Context: The distribution of Newars throughout Nepal}}</ref> [[Batulechaur]] in the far north of Pokhara is home to the ''[[Gandharvas]]'' ''or Gaaineys'' (the tribe of the musicians).<ref>{{cite book\|last=Adhikari\|first=Jagannath\|title=Pokhara: biography of a town\|author2=Seddon, David\|publisher=Mandala Publications\|year=2002\|isbn=978-9993310143\|location=Kathmandu, Nepal}}</ref>[[File:Pokhara and Phewa Lake.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|[[Phewa lake]] in 1982\|alt=\|left]]

	The nearby hills around Pokhara are covered by [[Gurung]] villages with few places belonging to the [[Khas]] community.<ref>{{cite journal\|last=Ragsdale\|first=Tod A.\|date=January 1990\|title=Gurung, Gorkhalis, Gurkhas: Speculations on a Nepalese Ethno-History\|url=http://www.his.com/~mesas/articles/OCR_Ragsdale_CNAS.pdf\|url-status=dead\|journal=CNAS Journal\|volume=17\|issue=1\|pages=1–24\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130626124315/http://www.his.com/~mesas/articles/OCR_Ragsdale_CNAS.pdf\|archive-date=26 June 2013}}</ref> [[Magars\|Magar]] communities are also present mostly in the southern outlying hills. A [[Newar people\|Newar]] community is almost non-existent in the villages of outlying hills outside the Pokhara city limits.		The nearby hills around Pokhara are covered by [[Gurung]] villages with few places belonging to the [[Khas]] community.<ref>{{cite journal\|last=Ragsdale\|first=Tod A.\|date=January 1990\|title=Gurung, Gorkhalis, Gurkhas: Speculations on a Nepalese Ethno-History\|url=http://www.his.com/~mesas/articles/OCR_Ragsdale_CNAS.pdf\|url-status=dead\|journal=CNAS Journal\|volume=17\|issue=1\|pages=1–24\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130626124315/http://www.his.com/~mesas/articles/OCR_Ragsdale_CNAS.pdf\|archive-date=26 June 2013}}</ref> [[Magars\|Magar]] communities are also present mostly in the southern outlying hills. A [[Newar people\|Newar]] community is almost non-existent in the villages of outlying hills outside the Pokhara city limits.

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	The first settlement of the valley is theorized to have taken place when the first King of [[Kaski District\|Kaski]], [[Kulamandan Shah Khad]] (also called Bichitra Khan and Jagati Khan), made [[Batulechaur]] in the northern side of the valley his winter capital during the mid 14th century. The people settled here included [[Parajuli]] Brahmins, who were asked to look after the [[Bindhyabasini temple]] and were given some land in that locality as Birta. [[Dhobi Gauda]] was the first market center developed in Pokhara valley before the last King of [[Kaski District\|Kaski]] brought sixteen families of [[Newars]] from Kathmandu (Bhaktapur) to develop the present-day market (i.e., old market) in the 1770s. Prior to that people were settled in the peripheral hills.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Adhikari\|first=Jagannath\|title=Pokhara—Urbanization, Environment and Development\|publisher=Amazon.com\|year=2017\|pages=Location 42—Kindle Ed}}</ref>		The first settlement of the valley is theorized to have taken place when the first King of [[Kaski District\|Kaski]], [[Kulamandan Shah Khad]] (also called Bichitra Khan and Jagati Khan), made [[Batulechaur]] in the northern side of the valley his winter capital during the mid 14th century. The people settled here included [[Parajuli]] Brahmins, who were asked to look after the [[Bindhyabasini temple]] and were given some land in that locality as Birta. [[Dhobi Gauda]] was the first market center developed in Pokhara valley before the last King of [[Kaski District\|Kaski]] brought sixteen families of [[Newars]] from Kathmandu (Bhaktapur) to develop the present-day market (i.e., old market) in the 1770s. Prior to that people were settled in the peripheral hills.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Adhikari\|first=Jagannath\|title=Pokhara—Urbanization, Environment and Development\|publisher=Amazon.com\|year=2017\|pages=Location 42—Kindle Ed}}</ref>

	Pokhara was envisioned as a commercial center by the King of Kaski in the mid 18th century A.D.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Blaikie\|first=P. M.\|title=Nepal in Crisis: Growth and Stagnation at the Periphery\|author2=Cameron, John\|author3=Seddon, John Davis\|publisher=Adroit Publishers\|year=2005\|isbn=978-81-87392-19-4\|location=New Delhi, India\|pages=Chapter 6\|chapter=The Growth of Towns in West-Central Nepal}}</ref> when [[Newars]] of Bhaktapur migrated to Pokhara, upon being invited by the king, and settled near main business locations such as [[Bindhyabasini temple]], [[Nalamukh\|Nalakomukh]] and [[Bhairab Tole]]. Most of Pokhara, at the time, was largely inhabited by [[Khas]]<ref>{{cite journal\|last=Onta\|first=Pratyoush\|author2=Liechty, Mark\|author3=Tama, Seira\|date=December 2005\|title=Studies in Nepali History and Society\|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/251237948\|journal=ResearchGate\|location=Mandala Book Point, Kathmandu\|publisher=Centre for Social Research and Development, Nepal Studies Group\|volume=10\|issue=2\|page=290\|issn=1025-5109\|access-date=27 December 2018\|archive-date=10 November 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110143604/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/251237948_Studies_in_Nepali_History_and_Society_EDITORS_Pratyoush_Onta_Seira_Tamang_Mandala_Book_Point\|url-status=live}}</ref> ([[Brahmin]], [[Chhetri]]~~, Thakuri~~ and [[Dalits]]), [[Gurung people\|Gurungs]], and [[~~Magars~~]].<ref>{{cite book\|last=Whelpton\|first=John\|title=A History of Nepal\|publisher=Cambridge University Press\|year=2005\|isbn=978-0-521-80026-6\|location=Cambridge, UK}}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|last=Ragsdale\|first=Tod Anthony\|title=Once a hermit kingdom: ethnicity, education and national integration in Nepal\|publisher=Manohar Publ\|year=1989\|isbn=978-81-85054-75-9\|location=Kathmandu}}</ref> At present, the [[Khas]], [[Gurung people\|Gurung (Tamu)]] and [[Magar people\|Magar]] form the dominant community of Pokhara. There is also a sizeable [[Newar people\|Newari]] population in the city.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Genetti\|first=Carol\|title=A Grammar of Dolakha Newar\|publisher=Mouton de Gruyter, GmbH & Co., KG\|year=2007\|isbn=978-3-11-019303-9\|location=Berlin\|page=12\|chapter=Context: The distribution of Newars throughout Nepal}}</ref> [[Batulechaur]] in the far north of Pokhara is home to the ''[[Gandharvas]]'' ''or Gaaineys'' (the tribe of the musicians).<ref>{{cite book\|last=Adhikari\|first=Jagannath\|title=Pokhara: biography of a town\|author2=Seddon, David\|publisher=Mandala Publications\|year=2002\|isbn=978-9993310143\|location=Kathmandu, Nepal}}</ref>[[File:Pokhara and Phewa Lake.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|[[Phewa lake]] in 1982\|alt=\|left]]		Pokhara was envisioned as a commercial center by the King of Kaski in the mid 18th century A.D.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Blaikie\|first=P. M.\|title=Nepal in Crisis: Growth and Stagnation at the Periphery\|author2=Cameron, John\|author3=Seddon, John Davis\|publisher=Adroit Publishers\|year=2005\|isbn=978-81-87392-19-4\|location=New Delhi, India\|pages=Chapter 6\|chapter=The Growth of Towns in West-Central Nepal}}</ref> when [[Newars]] of Bhaktapur migrated to Pokhara, upon being invited by the king, and settled near main business locations such as [[Bindhyabasini temple]], [[Nalamukh\|Nalakomukh]] and [[Bhairab Tole]]. Most of Pokhara, at the time, was largely inhabited by [[Khas]]<ref>{{cite journal\|last=Onta\|first=Pratyoush\|author2=Liechty, Mark\|author3=Tama, Seira\|date=December 2005\|title=Studies in Nepali History and Society\|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/251237948\|journal=ResearchGate\|location=Mandala Book Point, Kathmandu\|publisher=Centre for Social Research and Development, Nepal Studies Group\|volume=10\|issue=2\|page=290\|issn=1025-5109\|access-date=27 December 2018\|archive-date=10 November 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110143604/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/251237948_Studies_in_Nepali_History_and_Society_EDITORS_Pratyoush_Onta_Seira_Tamang_Mandala_Book_Point\|url-status=live}}</ref> ([[Brahmin]], [[Chhetri]] and [[Dalits]]), [[Gurung people\|Gurungs]], [[Magars]] and [[Thakuri]].<ref>{{cite book\|last=Whelpton\|first=John\|title=A History of Nepal\|publisher=Cambridge University Press\|year=2005\|isbn=978-0-521-80026-6\|location=Cambridge, UK}}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|last=Ragsdale\|first=Tod Anthony\|title=Once a hermit kingdom: ethnicity, education and national integration in Nepal\|publisher=Manohar Publ\|year=1989\|isbn=978-81-85054-75-9\|location=Kathmandu}}</ref> At present, the [[Khas]], [[Gurung people\|Gurung (Tamu)]] and [[Magar people\|Magar]] form the dominant community of Pokhara. There is also a sizeable [[Newar people\|Newari]] population in the city.<ref>{{cite book\|last=Genetti\|first=Carol\|title=A Grammar of Dolakha Newar\|publisher=Mouton de Gruyter, GmbH & Co., KG\|year=2007\|isbn=978-3-11-019303-9\|location=Berlin\|page=12\|chapter=Context: The distribution of Newars throughout Nepal}}</ref> [[Batulechaur]] in the far north of Pokhara is home to the ''[[Gandharvas]]'' ''or Gaaineys'' (the tribe of the musicians).<ref>{{cite book\|last=Adhikari\|first=Jagannath\|title=Pokhara: biography of a town\|author2=Seddon, David\|publisher=Mandala Publications\|year=2002\|isbn=978-9993310143\|location=Kathmandu, Nepal}}</ref>[[File:Pokhara and Phewa Lake.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|[[Phewa lake]] in 1982\|alt=\|left]]

	The nearby hills around Pokhara are covered by [[Gurung]] villages with few places belonging to the [[Khas]] community.<ref>{{cite journal\|last=Ragsdale\|first=Tod A.\|date=January 1990\|title=Gurung, Gorkhalis, Gurkhas: Speculations on a Nepalese Ethno-History\|url=http://www.his.com/~mesas/articles/OCR_Ragsdale_CNAS.pdf\|url-status=dead\|journal=CNAS Journal\|volume=17\|issue=1\|pages=1–24\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130626124315/http://www.his.com/~mesas/articles/OCR_Ragsdale_CNAS.pdf\|archive-date=26 June 2013}}</ref> [[Magars\|Magar]] communities are also present mostly in the southern outlying hills. A [[Newar people\|Newar]] community is almost non-existent in the villages of outlying hills outside the Pokhara city limits.		The nearby hills around Pokhara are covered by [[Gurung]] villages with few places belonging to the [[Khas]] community.<ref>{{cite journal\|last=Ragsdale\|first=Tod A.\|date=January 1990\|title=Gurung, Gorkhalis, Gurkhas: Speculations on a Nepalese Ethno-History\|url=http://www.his.com/~mesas/articles/OCR_Ragsdale_CNAS.pdf\|url-status=dead\|journal=CNAS Journal\|volume=17\|issue=1\|pages=1–24\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130626124315/http://www.his.com/~mesas/articles/OCR_Ragsdale_CNAS.pdf\|archive-date=26 June 2013}}</ref> [[Magars\|Magar]] communities are also present mostly in the southern outlying hills. A [[Newar people\|Newar]] community is almost non-existent in the villages of outlying hills outside the Pokhara city limits.