{"id":"ghansikuwa","type":"place","url":"https://diginpl.com/places/ghansikuwa","language":"en","name":"Ghansikuwa","name_en":"Ghansikuwa","name_ne":"घाँसीकुवा","description":"Famous Tourist Destination in Gandaki Zone, Nepal","headline":"Famous Tourist Destination in Gandaki Zone, Nepal","also_known_as":[],"summary":"Ghansikuwa is a famous tourist destination in Tanahu District in the Gandaki Zone of Gandaki Province, Nepal. It is famous for a pond constructed by Ghansi, a local who worked as grass cutter. Bhanubhakta was inspired by the activity of the Ghanshi, so he has noticeably mentioned him in his creations. Today, you can see the statues of Bhanubhakta and Ghanshi, inside the park premises and the well preserved pond, left to the park. The cool air flowing from the nearby Chisaudi Khola and easy access to the place, has made the place an attractive travel destination during weekends.","summary_more":["Kamalbari: Just 2 kilometers ride in the Prithivi Highway, east to the area lies Kamalbari, is another famous tourist destination in the district. Mt. Manaslu and the surrounding hills can be seen nearby. It is the entrance to the trekking route of Chabdi Barahi Temple and Sera-Tanahusur hiking route."],"facts":[{"key":"type","label":"Type","values":[{"text":"ward of Nepal","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1530705"},{"text":"human settlement","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q486972"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3420242#P31"}},{"key":"located_in","label":"Located in","values":[{"text":"Tanahun District (district of Nepal)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28446","page":"https://diginpl.com/places/tanahun-district"},{"text":"Gandaki Province (province of Nepal)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25104016","page":"https://diginpl.com/places/gandaki-province"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3420242#P131"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghansikuwa","https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%98%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%81%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3420242"],"faq":[{"q":"Where is Ghansikuwa located?","a":"Ghansikuwa is located in Tanahun District, Gandaki Province, Nepal."}],"related":[{"name":"Mount Everest","url":"https://diginpl.com/places/mount-everest"},{"name":"Himalayas","url":"https://diginpl.com/places/himalayas"},{"name":"Kathmandu","url":"https://diginpl.com/places/kathmandu"},{"name":"Kangchenjunga","url":"https://diginpl.com/places/kangchenjunga"},{"name":"Annapurna (mountain range)","url":"https://diginpl.com/places/annapurna-mountain-range"},{"name":"Dhaulagiri","url":"https://diginpl.com/places/dhaulagiri"},{"name":"Makalu","url":"https://diginpl.com/places/makalu"},{"name":"Lhotse","url":"https://diginpl.com/places/lhotse"},{"name":"Cho Oyu","url":"https://diginpl.com/places/cho-oyu"},{"name":"Manaslu","url":"https://diginpl.com/places/manaslu"},{"name":"Pokhara","url":"https://diginpl.com/places/pokhara"},{"name":"Lumbini","url":"https://diginpl.com/places/lumbini"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[{"name":"Barbhanjyang","url":"https://diginpl.com/places/barbhanjyang","km":4.9},{"name":"Bhanu Municipality","url":"https://diginpl.com/places/bhanu-municipality","km":5.1},{"name":"Bandipur Rural Municipality","url":"https://diginpl.com/places/bandipur-rural-municipality","km":5.8},{"name":"Keshavtar","url":"https://diginpl.com/places/keshavtar","km":5.9},{"name":"Siddha Cave","url":"https://diginpl.com/places/siddha-cave","km":6.2},{"name":"Pokhari Bhanjyang","url":"https://diginpl.com/places/pokhari-bhanjyang","km":6.3}],"image":{"url":"https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Prithvi_Highway_at_Ghansikuwa.jpg/3840px-Prithvi_Highway_at_Ghansikuwa.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=api&utm_content=thumbnail","width":640,"height":480,"license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","credit":"Anup Sadi","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Prithvi_Highway_at_Ghansikuwa.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Ghansikuwa","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghansikuwa","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikipedia (Nepali): घाँसीकुवा","url":"https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%98%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%81%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q3420242","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3420242","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Prithvi Highway at Ghansikuwa.jpg by Anup Sadi (CC BY-SA 4.0)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Prithvi_Highway_at_Ghansikuwa.jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Ghansikuwa, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Prithvi Highway at Ghansikuwa.jpg — Anup Sadi, CC BY-SA 4.0.","cite":"\"Ghansikuwa\". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/ghansikuwa. Retrieved 3 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-31T11:00:45Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-03","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/places/ghansikuwa","en":"https://diginpl.com/places/ghansikuwa","ne":"https://diginpl.com/places/ghansikuwa?lang=ne"}}