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The Annapurna Region locates itself 200
Km. west of Katmandu valley and north of Pokhara valley.
The Marsyangdi and Kaligandaki – two big Rivers of
Gandaki system – surround the Himalayan region of
Annapurna from east and west respectively. Situated
between these two big Himalayan Rivers the region
presents itself as a unique collection of picturesque
diversities of nature and its beauty on the one hand and
of ethnicity, cultures, religions and many other social
characteristics on the other. This region is unique in
the world also because it has twelve different Himalayan
peaks of higher than 7000mt. and many other peaks higher
than 6000mt. The peaks are having an altitude of more
than 8000mt. such as Annapurna 1st and Dhaulagiri always
challenge those mountaineers who feel themselves to be
the most professionals Alpinists where as the peak is
higher than 7000mt. the mediocre and the higher than
6000mt. the beginners. So this region offers the
mountaineering possibilities for all types of
mountaineers.
The Annapurna region is well known as a famous tourist
destination of the world. It offers the tourists to come
to Nepal for the trekking with its Himalayan ranges
including Thorang-La pass (5416m), Tilicho Lake (5119
mt.) lies on one of the highest elevations of world.
Jomsom, Muktinath, Manang, Ghorepani, Ghandurk, one of
the deepest river gorges of Kali Gandaki River to big
mountains and biggest rhododendron forest of the world
and spectacular views of mountains from every where
presents in themselves such a majestic and enchanting
images as if they were created attract and recreate the
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