Ghalegaun (), or Ghale Gaun, is popular scenic tourist destination with an elevation of 2,100 metres above sea level in

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District. Ghalegaun is also known as Asia's model tourism village. It lies in Kwholasothar rural Municipality of Nepal.http://kwholasotharmun.gov.np/ The village is situated at approximately 108 km northwest of

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and 12.5 km northeast of

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. It is surrounded by the

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. The SAARC Village Tourism Museum, inaugurated by

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in 2017, is one of the attractions of Ghalegaun. Visitors numbers continue to increase, and the village is developed as a model tourist destination in SAARC countries.

Mountains seen from Ghalegaun

* Mount Machhapuchare (6993m) * Mount Annapurna (8091m) * Mount Annapurna II (7939m) * Mount Annapurna IV (7525m) * Mount Lamjung (6932m) * Mount Manaslu (8163m) * Mount Ngadi Chuli (7871m) * Mount Himal Chuli North (7331m) * Mount Himal Chuli (7893m)

Gallery

File:Ghalegaun Mountain View.jpg, Mountain view in background from Ghalegaun. File:Ghalegaun seen in mist.jpg, Ghalegaun seen in mist. File:Ghalegaun.jpg, Ghalegaun. File:Ghalegaun; early in the morning.jpg, Ghalegaun, early in the morning.

References

Populated places in Gandaki Province Hill stations in Nepal {{Lamjung-geo-stub