Phewa Lake
Lake in Nepal
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Origin
An analysis of lake sediments reveals its age to be BC 12640 - 12025. However, Phewa lake is regarded to have been formed circa 13000 BC.
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Lake economy
Phewa lake and water sports is one of the major tourist attractions of Pokhara city and the north shore of the lake has developed into a tourist district, commonly called Lakeside, with hotels, restaurants and bars catering to the tourists. The water from Phewa lake's outlet is used to generate electricity. The Phewa Power House is located about 1.5 km (0.93 mi) from the southern part of the Phewa lake. A part of the lake is also used for commercial caged fisheries.
Major attraction
- Tal Barahi Temple, located at the center of Phewa Lake, is the most important religious monument of Pokhara. This two-storied pagoda is believed to be dedicated to one of the Hindu gods known as Vishnu. It usually gets crowded on Saturdays.
- Baidam is the eastern bank of Phewa lake also known as Lakeside. This part contains seemingly endless strip of hotels, lodges, restaurants, bookshops and souvenir shops. This site is one of the best-known tourist areas of Nepal. It is also the starting point of the tour to Pokhara.
- Sarangkot and paragliding, Sarangkot is the only place in Nepal for paragliding, from where you can fly over the Phewa lake.
- Ratna Mandir, a former palace used by the Nepalese royal family.