Ghalegaun
घलेगाउँ | |
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Coordinates: 28°27′50″N 84°30′20″E / 28.46389°N 84.50556°E | |
Country | Nepal |
Number 4 | Federal State |
Zone | Gandaki Zone |
District | Lamjung District |
Highest elevation | 2,100 m (6,900 ft) |
Population | |
• Ethnics group | Gurung |
• Religions | Hinduism Buddhism |
Time zone | UTC+5:45 (NST) |
Ghalegaun (Nepali: घलेगाउँ), or Ghale Gaun,[1] is popular scenic tourist destination with an elevation of 2,100 metres above sea level in Lamjung District. Ghalegaun is also known as Asia's model tourism village. It lies in kwholasothar rural Municipality of Nepal.[2] The village is situated at approximately 108 km northwest of Kathmandu and 12.5 km northeast of Pokhara, Nepal.[3][4][5][6][7] The beautiful tourist village is surrounded by Annapurna Circuit. The SAARC Village Tourism Museum is one of the attraction of Ghalegaun which is inaugurated by Bidhya Devi Bhandari in 2017.[8]
The site visitors are increasing day by day and the village is developed as a model touristic destinations in SAARC countries.[9][10]