Annapurna Himalayan region is located at the western part of Nepal Himalayas and this spread between 8000 meters peak of Mount Manaslu (8164 meters/26778ft) and Mount Dhaulagiri (8167meters/26788ft). Among the 8 of high mountains Mount Annapurna (8091/26545ft) is the smallest mountain of Nepal over 8000 meters. The region heavily settled in 55 kilometers long just northern part of Pokhara valley, the major tourist hub in Nepal. Annapurna region includes 8,091 meters Mount Annapurna I, 13 peaks over 7000 meters, 16 peaks over 6000 meters along the deepest River George of the World known as Kali Gandaki River George, which are 3 miles long and 1.5 miles wide. Also, this region includes highest altitude fresh Water Lake called Tilicho Lake (4919 meters/16138 ft) in Manang.
This region contains Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP) which is launched in 1986 and the first largest conservation protected area in Nepal and it covers an area of 7,629 square kilo meters. The Annapurna region is a home of more than one hundred thousand residents of various cultural and multilingual ethnic groups (Gurung, Magar, Thakali and more). This region is rich in biodiversity which includes 1226 species of flowering plants including largest Rhododendrons forest in the World, 102 mammals including snow leopard, blue ship and more than 470 birds including golden Eagle, it is about 39 reptiles and more than 20 amphibians.Quick trip navigation