KATHMANDU: View of Mt. Annapurna from Kothe Khola Rural Municipality -3, Dhamja, Baglung. Mt. Annapurna is the tenth highest mountain in the world at 8,091 meters (26,545 ft) above sea level.

Annapurna is a massif in the Himalayas in north-central Nepal that includes one peak over 8,000 meters, 13 peaks over 7,000 meters and 16 more over 6,000 meters.

The massif is 55 long, and is bounded by the Kali Gandaki Gorge in the west, the Marshyangdi River in the north and east, and by Pokhara Valley in the south. At the western end, the massif encloses a high basin called the Annapurna Sanctuary.