Kaskikot

Subdivision of Pokhara Metropolitan City in Gandaki Province, Nepal Kaskikot Ancient Palace Kaskikot (Nepali: कास्कीकोट), commonly known as Kaski, is a Ward no. 24 of the Pokhara metropolitan city. It was earlier a part of the village development committee in Kaski District, a region in northern-central Nepal. Geography Annapurna Range visible from Kaskikot Kaskikot is located in Annapurna Massif, north of Fewa Lake at a distance of 12 kilometers west of Pokhara after Sarangkot. It is on the trekking route to the Annapurna region. A mountainside ridge at an altitude of 1,788 meters, Kaskikot provides panoramic Himalayan views. On the northern side of Kaskikot, Dhawalagiri can be seen in the far west. The Annapurna mountain range is clearly visible on the same side. To the east, the village overlooks the city of Pokhara across Fewa Lake. Kaskikot shares its territory with Sarangkot, Chapakot, Dhikurpokhari, and Hemja. History Before the unification of Nepal, there were 24 small principalities in west Nepal, one of which was Kaski. The ruins of the old palace of the rulers of Kaski still exist in the ward. The historical kingdom was an early homeland of the Shah dyn