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| Daman |
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Daman is situated 80 km south- west of Kathmandu
at an altitude of about 2400 mt. Daman is
located on the Tribhuvan Highway in between
Kathmandu and the town to Birgunj. For the
view of the Breath taking grandeur of the
world's highest peaks that is the Mt.
Everest, there is no better place than Daman.
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| Gorkha |
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The founder
of modern Nepal, King Prithvi Narayan Shah was born
in Gorkha. Situated on a hill overlooking the snowy
peaks of the Himalayas, there is a beautiful old palace
known as Gorkha Durbar. There are two attractive temples
of Gorakhanth and Kali inside the palace precinct.
Only Hindus are allowed inside the temple of Gorakhnath.
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| Tansen |
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Situated
at an altitude of 1343 mt. above the sea- level. Tansen
is the most popular summer resort in western Nepal
on account of its position and climate. It has perhaps
Nepal's most far stretching views of the country's
stretching views of the country's chief attractions.
The Himalayas from Dhaulagiri in the west to Gaurishaker
in the north- east. It takes just seven hours by bus
from Pokhara to reach Tansen.
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| Manakamana
Temple |
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The
temple of Manakamana Bhagawati is one of the mighty
Hindu Mai or one of the mighty Hindu Goddess who is
revered by Nepalese as the defender of good and the
destructor of devil. The temple lies on a hill of
Gorkha district, some 125 km. west of Kathmandu. This
place can be reached by Cable Car or an trek up hill.
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| Nagarkot |
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Nagarkot is a popular tourist resort, situated
34 km east of Kathmandu at an altitude of
2,175 mt from the mean sea level. The panorama
of the major peaks of the eastern Nepal Himalayas
including Sagarmatha (Mt.Everest) can be seen
from here. Peaks like Manaslu, Ganesh Himal,
Langtang, Choba Bhamre, Gauri Shankar and
Numbur are also clearly seen from here.
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