Hello Friends in this lesson i am giving you information about kaski district located in the gandaki zone of nepal.Kaski district is one of the 77 districts of nepal. This district is a successful and capable district in maintaining its uniqueness in terms of culture,geography,tourism and environment.The kaski district has large snow ranges like annapurna and machhapuchhre.There are also large lakes in this district.These lakes include phewa lake,rupa lake,begnas lake etc.Other attraction of this district include patale falls,mahendra cave,gupteshwor mahadev cave as well as seti river,gandaki river etc. which are the gems of kaski district.This district is full of the presence of various castes and the multilingualism of those castes and the costumes of those castes and interesting cultural.Kaski district is made attractive by the monasteries, temple,big stupas,buddhist monasteries, culture etc.located in various places in this district.Due to this natiral and culture sites kaski district is an important attraction center for nepali and foreign tourists.There are various stories about how the name of kaski district came to be kaski.There is no consensus on the naming of kaski district. It is said that a sage named kashyap lived in that place.A sage named kashyap also wrote an ayurvedic book called kashyap sangeet.That is why it was finally changed from kashyap to kaski after his name.In other words the reason why this place was called kaski is because this area was the residence of ascetics who wore yellow clothes.At that time the area was the residence tamang castes.Therefore the tamang caste started calling it kaskhip in their language.In tamang language kas means loincloth and khip means to wear.In tamang language wearing a loincloth is called kaskhip.It is said that the word kaskhip is a corruption of the word kaski. According to tamang language in the context of naming kaski kas means loincloth and khip means to wear a loincloth.It is understood that this place is an area inhabited by people who were loincloths.It is also mentioned that tamu intellectuals have said that the name kaski comes from the words kas and khip.It is also said that the name kaski was named after kasaiki because it is abundant in natural mineral resources called kasaiki. It is also sait that the name kaski comes from the words kos,cas,kas,caus.In other words since the thatch called kas is abundant in kaski it is said that kaski was named from that thatch.Similarly in nepali language thatch is called kas.It is aldo said that the name kaski comes from the fact that the sickle handle was made by mixing metal in that place.It is said that the name of this district was kaski because of the copper mine.In fact it can be said that the name of the kaski district was formed by adding the word kas to each word.
If we talk about the ecological condition of kaski district this district can be called a hilly district.The headquarters of this district is in pokhara.This district is located about 200 kilometers west of kathmandu the capital of nepal.The scenery of kaski district can be said to be very picturesque. Although kaski district falls in the mid-hilly ecological zone there are many snow ranges within this district.This district is spherical in shape and the spread of this district is east-west and south-north.Kaski district is located on a 70-kilometers air route from kathmandu.The highest part of this district is about 5550 meters above the sea level.The madi river is about 950 meters above the valley and the banks of the madi river are located at an altitude of about 450 meters.The highest annapurna range in the northern part of this district can always be seen covered with snow. The 11 snow-capped peaks of this district are found at an altitude of more then 7000 meters.The first of these snow-capped ranges is the annapurna himal,Which is 8091 meters high and is location on the north-western border of this district. Similarly the very attractive kumari peak or machhapuchhre himal which is 6993 meters high is located in the north central part of this district.This district covers an area of about 2017 square kilometers of the total land area of the country.This district is bordered by six districts on all sides namely syangja,tanahun,myagdi, manang,parbat and lamjung districts.The enchanting snow-capped ranges,deep gorges,valleys and lakes of the seti river in the north of this district are the gems that attract tourists to visit this district.The reflection of machhapuchhre mountain and phewa lakes can be said to be the symbol of the tourism industry of this district.There is a one metropolitan city and four rural municipalities in this kaski district.The metropolitan city of kadki district is pokhara metropolitan city. Similarly the rural municipalities of kaski district include machhapuchhre rural municipality,annapurna rural municipality, madi rural municipality and rupa rural municipality.The main city of this district is also the main center of gandaki province. Pokhara city is a beautiful,clean and most tourist-friendly city in the kingdom of nepal which is equipped with services and facilities related to tourism,commerce, educational and health.Politically there are three constituencies in this district for the house of representatives and six constituencies for the provincial parliament.According to the national census bikram sambat 2078 the population of this district is about 600051.Out of which the male population is about 292791 and the female population is about 307261.The annual population growth rate of tbis district is found to be 1.90%.The total number of households living in this district is 160651.
There are two different ecological zones in this district the hilly and the high hilly regions hence the heterogeneous landsforms found in this region.The geographical structure of this district has been found to play a special role in the formation of heterogeneous soil structures.Due to its geographical diversity,the climate in this district varies depending on the time.The district has a cold temperate to warm temperate climate.The record so far has been that the maximum temperature at pokhara station is 37.4 degrees and the minimum temperature is 1.8 degrees.The maximum total rainfall in kaski district is 357 milliliters.Lumle is a place in annapurna rural municipality of kaski district where the highest rainfall is received among the places in nepal.If we talk about the main ruvers of kaski district the seti and the madi rivers are the main ones.Aparts from these rivers Like madi,mardi,kali,vijayapur, kotre,kahun,harpan,phusre,indi etc.also flow in kaski district.Among the major lakes of kaski district is phewa lake which is spread over an area of 4.43 square kilometers.Similarly other lakes include begnas lake which is spread over 3.28 square kilometers and rupa lake which is spread over 1.35 square kilometers.Apart from these lakes there are lakes such as maidi,kamal,neurani,khaste,gunde,dipang etc.Pokhara city can be considered the main city of kadki disyrict which is known as the main feature of this district.Apart from this pokhara city is known as the city of seven lakes.Shanti pond,patale waterfall in this city are the main features of kaski district.Among the highest mountains in this district annapurna is the first at 8091 meters high.Similarly annapurna second is 7937 meters high, Annapurna third is 7055 meters high, annapurna fourth is 7525 meyers high, annapurna south is 7219 meters high. Machhapuchhre himal located in the heart of pokhara is at an altitude of 6998 meters high.These high mountains have made kaski district a tourist destination.The commercial center of this district is pokhara city where lekhnath,gagangsuda, shishuwa and hemja are comnercial centers.There are many religious places in this district including bindhabasini temple, Talbarahi temple,bhadrakalu temple, gupteshwor mahadeva cave, narayan temple,radhakrishna temple,geeta temple,bhagawati temple,kaskikot temple, panchase temple,ram temple,buddhist monastery,shanti shivalaya etc.Similarly there are many tourist places in kaski district.The major tourist attractions in this district include mahendra cave,patale waterfall,phewa lake,begnas lake,rupa lake,seti stream,sikles,ghandruk, sarangkot,annapurna base camp, panchase hills,pumdikot,kahunkot and view tower.
If we talk about the history of kaski district especially as a place of human settlement it can be traced back to the ancient historical period.The human historical call is ramapithecus which is found on the banks of the tinau river in butwal.During that period it can be assumed that human settlement existed in the high hilly part of the pokhara valley.In the history of nepal the lichchhavi period can be seen to have begun after the malla period.The nepal state does not appear to have broken up until the beginning of the malla period. After that central rulers could not control the provinces west of the gandaki koshi.as a result the authority of those distant provinces was separated from center. During this time the influence of the khas began to increase in the karnali region. Since the beginning of the 12th century of bikram an independent khas kingdom came into existence where the khas began to established their dominance.In this way it can be seen that the kaski province was under the central government.From the 12th century to the 14th century the piwer of the western khasia malla grew stronger during the reign of bikram.At that time it is proven that their kaski kingdom was under the rule of the malla kings of that time. After that it seems that the power of the western khasia mallas was fleeting and the power of the malla kings of the kathmandu valley was growing stronger. From 1428 to 1482 yaksha malla expanded the historical kingdom to western palpa.As they expanded in rhis way the malla rulers also came to the kathmandu valley for some time including the kaski kingdom. History reveals that at once time the gurungs ruled the kaski kingdom. According to historian jagman gurung and as pre this record the gurungs handed over the tenure of the kaski kingdom to the ghales there.There was a large gurung settlement a little below dudhpokhari which was located near the bottom of the annapurna mountain.The place where the gurung settlement was located is called kahol and the settlement was located east of the head of the nadi river.The ghale kings of that time had built a fort on the top of a high hill called mandechho east of kahol.The ghales lived in thanthap,banepa on the banks of the kali gandaki river,on the banks of the seti river in kaski, deumadi on the banks of the madi river and pujung in puranokot of lamjung where the kings of the other ghale kings lived. Devkanyal was the real ruling ruler who ruled over kahol among the ghale rulers. Although he was a powerful ruler king devkanyal was childless.Therefore after his death the arbitrary rulers ritu ghale took over the reigns.He became a cruel ruler and started ruling.The people were angry with the injustice and tyranny of ritu ghale.The people who were angry were looking for a king with a clean face.At that time the jagati king of west no.4 nuwakot, then the ghale king of kaski and deumadi were killed and shah was made king in that place.Thus the kaski kingdom fell into the hands of shah king.Friends what do you think of the information related to kaski district ? If you see any shortcomings in this information please comnent.
