| Mai Pokhari | |
|---|---|
 Mai Pokhari wetland | |
  Mai Pokhari | |
| 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]
- ^ "Mai Pokhari". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ Mayhew, B.; Brown, L.; Holden, T. (2012). Lonely Planet Nepal. Lonely Planet. p. 376. ISBN 978-1-74321-314-8.
- ^ "Maipokhari Botanical Garden, Ilam". Department of Plant Resources, Ministry of Forest Resources and Soil Conservation. Retrieved 10 November 2015.