Mai Pokhari | |
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![]() Mai Pokhari wetland | |
Location | Ilam District, Nepal |
Coordinates | 27°0′25″N 87°55′48″E / 27.00694°N 87.93000°E |
Area | 90 ha (220 acres) |
Established | October 2008 |
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Designated | 20 October 2008 |
Reference no. | 1850[1] |
Mai Pokhari is a wetland in Ilam District of Nepal that was designated a Ramsar site on 28 October 2008.[citation needed] It is a pilgrimage center for both Hindus and Buddhists. The lake within the wetland which reflects emerald waters has a circumference of about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) and boats are operated. On the periphery of the lake there is the Maipokhari Botanical Garden of horticultural and ecological importance which houses a rock garden, an orchid house, plants collected from many regions of eastern Nepal, and a green house.[2][3]
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