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The Kali Gandaki Gorge or Andha Galchi is the gorge of the Kali Gandaki (or Gandaki River) in the Himalayas in Nepal. By some sources, it may be one of the deepest gorges in the world. [1] [2] The upper part of the gorge is also called Thak Khola after the local Thakali people who became prosperous from trans-Himalayan trade.
The Gandaki River, also known as the Narayani and Gandak, is one of the major rivers in Nepal and a left-bank tributary of the Ganges in India. Its total catchment area is 46,300 km 2 (17,900 sq mi), most of it in Nepal. In the Nepal Himalayas, the Gandaki is notable for its deep canyon.
This is a list of rivers of Nepal, east to west. This list is arranged by drainage basin, indented to show the structure of confluences. [1] Tributaries rising inside India are not shown. The basin is generally categorized into ten major basins as listed below. [2]
The Kali Gandaki River flows between the two in the Kaligandaki Gorge, said to be the world's deepest. [citation needed] The town of Pokhara is south of the Annapurnas, an important regional center and the gateway for climbers and trekkers visiting both ranges as well as a tourist destination in its own right.
The Seti is one of the holiest rivers of Nepal, worshiped in Hinduism as a form of Vishnu.The river is also famous because of its proximity to some holy places and is the central point of many stories of Hindu mythology, such as the Mahabharata, one of the longest books of Hinduism, written by Vyasa, who was born near the confluence of the Gandaki and Madi rivers near Damauli, Tanahun, Nepal.
Rupse Falls (Nepali: रूप्से झरना) is a waterfall in central Nepal. It is located in Dana VDC of Myagdi District in Dhawalagiri Zone of western Nepal. [1] It is 300 meters (984 feet) tall. [2] The Rupse falls is a popular tourist destination.
The river is joined by major tributaries in the Mahabharat Range approximately 48 km (30 mi) north of the Indo-Nepal border. Below the Siwaliks, the river has built up a megafan some 15,000 km 2 (5,800 sq mi) in extent, breaking into more than 12 distinct channels, all with shifting courses due to flooding.
A view of Bagmati river at Sundarijal Bagmati River, c. 1950s Sikali and Bagmati river bend photographed from Champadevi, Kathmandu Bagmati River Irrigation Diversion at Sarlahi, Nepal. The basin of the Bagmati river, including the Kathmandu valley, lies between the much larger Gandaki basin to the west and the Koshi basin to the east