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Okharkot

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Country
  
Nepal

Zone
  
Rapti Zone

VDC
  
Okharkot

Local time
  
Thursday 4:52 PM

Development Region
  
Mid-Western

District
  
Pyuthan District

Time zone
  
Nepal Time (UTC+5:45)

Okharkot

Weather
  
19°C, Wind SW at 10 km/h, 61% Humidity

Okharkot is a town and Village Development Committee in Pyuthan, a Middle Hills district of Rapti Zone, western Nepal.

Contents

Map of Okharkot 22300, Nepal

Etymology

Okhar (Nepali: ओखर) - walnut tree (Juglans regia).
kot (Nepali: कोट) - guardroom, prison, police station.

Machcchī is the VDC's administrative center at the confluence of Dharmawati River and Gartang Khola. Okharkot village with its ancient fortress sits on a ridgetop 2 km. east and some 675 meters (2200 feet) higher. It is listed in IUCN's inventory of historic sites.

References

Okharkot Wikipedia