Dhampus is a village and Village Development Committee in Kaski District in the Gandaki Zone of northern-central Nepal. The village is located 19 km away from the Pokhara Baglung Highways and falls within the trekking route of Mardi Himal Trek.[1] At the 1991 Nepal census, it had a population of 2,753 persons in 547 individual households. The village is gradually turning into a tourist destination. It has the Australian Base Camp with views of the peaks Annapurna, Dhaulagiri and Machhapuchhre.[2]
Dhampus
धम्पुस | |
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Village Development Committee | |
 Early morning in Dhampus | |
  Dhampus Location in Nepal  Dhampus Dhampus (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 28°19′N 83°51′E / 28.31°N 83.85°E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Zone | Gandaki Zone |
| District | Kaski District |
| Population (1991) | |
• Total | 2,753 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time) |
Gallery
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Annapurna-Hiunchuli-Machhapuchhre -
Breakfast view of Annapurna and Hiunchuli -
Hotel pavillon -
Hotel kitchen -
Hotel room -
Morning light catcher -
Farm house -
Fields around Dhampus
References
edit- ^ Himalaya, Trip. "Dhampus". Dhampus.
- ^ "Nepal Census 2001". Nepal's Village Development Committees. Digital Himalaya. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2008.
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