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The Prithvi Highway or NH04 (previously: H04 ) ( Nepali: पृथ्वी राजमार्ग) is a 174-kilometre-long (108 mi) highway connecting Naubise of Tribhuvan Highway, 26 km from Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, and Prithivi Chowk, Pokhara, a tourist city in the western part of Nepal. [ 1]
The Annapurna Circuit is a trek within the mountain ranges of central Nepal. The total length of the route varies between 160–230 km (100-145 mi), depending on where motor transportation is used and where the trek is ended. This trek crosses two different river valleys and encircles the Annapurna Massif. The path reaches its highest point at ...
The highway starts at the Nepal–India border near Siddharthanagar and terminates at Pokhara. This highway intersects with the east–west Mahendra Highway at Butwal. The highway construction was started in 1964 and completed in 1971. It was inaugurated by King Birendra on 9 May 1972 (25 Baisakh 2029 BS) in Pokhara.
Nepal. Highway system. Roads in Nepal. ← NH32. → NH34. Kathmandu–Terai/Madhesh Expressway or NH33 (previously: H20) ( Nepali: काठमाडौँ तराई द्रुतमार्ग ), also known as Fast Track, is an under construction road connecting Kathmandu and Nijgadh in southern Terai region of Nepal. [ 1] The road is ...
Nagdhunga tunnel ( Nepali: नागढुंगा सुरुङ्ग) is a under-construction highway tunnel connecting Sisnekhola of Dhading district and Nagdhunga in Kathmandu. [ 1] The tunnel will be a part of Tribhuvan Highway. The tunnel has a height of 8.3m and have a lane of 9.5m wide. The length of the tunnel is 2688 m.
A number of highway projects are to be implemented including the construction of a tunnel road and upgrading of the Araniko Highway, which was shut down after the Gorkha earthquake. The Araniko Highway ends at the border of the village of Kodari and the Chinese border crossing of Zhangmu. The border port is set for restoration under the initiative.
Department of Roads (Nepal) Department of Road ( Nepali: सडक विभाग) under Ministry of Infrastructure Development and Transport is the authority to for construction, development and maintenance of roads. [ 1] It aims to increase the connectivity to all the areas of Nepal. Being a sector of paramount importance, the department ...
Pokhara, the city of lakes, is the second-largest city of Nepal after Kathmandu. Three 8,000-metre (26,000-foot) peaks ( Dhaulagiri, Annapurna, Manaslu) can be seen from the city. [ 36] The Machhapuchchhre ( Fishtail) with an elevation of 6,993 metres (22,943 feet) is the closest to the city.