Kamal Pokhari
{{short description|Historic pond in Kathmandu, Nepal}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
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| name = Kamal Pokhari
| image = Kamal Pokhari Historic Pond Kathmandu, Nepal Rajesh Dhungana.jpg
| caption = Kamal Pokhari in 2021
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| coordinates = {{coord|27.710743103502963|N|85.32518352287788|E|display=inline,title}}
| type = lake
| etymology = 27.710743103502963, 85.32518352287788
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| pushpin_map = Nepal
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Kamal Pokhari is a historic pond in Kathmandu, Nepal.{{Cite web |last=Bajracharya |first=Srizu |date=28 December 2020 |title=Conservationists are not so keen about Kamal Pokhari restoration project |url=https://kathmandupost.com/valley/2020/12/28/conservationists-are-not-so-keen-about-kamal-pokhari-restoration-project|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127184806/https://kathmandupost.com/valley/2020/12/28/conservationists-are-not-so-keen-about-kamal-pokhari-restoration-project|archive-date=27 January 2021|access-date=27 January 2021 |website=The Kathmandu Post |language=English}} The history of the pond is uncertain possibly dating back to the Licchavi-era and it had been used by the Malla kings. Kamal Pokhari had restored by Kathmandu Metropolitan City.{{Cite web|date=15 January 2021|title=Heritage conservationists carry out symbolic protest for conservation of Kamal Pokhari|url=https://kathmandupost.com/visual-stories/2021/01/15/heritage-conservationists-carry-out-symbolic-protest-for-conservation-of-kamal-pokhari|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127185743/https://kathmandupost.com/visual-stories/2021/01/15/heritage-conservationists-carry-out-symbolic-protest-for-conservation-of-kamal-pokhari|archive-date=27 January 2021|access-date=27 January 2021|website=The Kathmandu Post|language=English}} The restoration project has received protests for using concrete which "deteriorates the originality of the traditional pond in the capital city".{{Cite web|last=Rai|first=Bijaya|date=19 January 2021|title=We don't need concrete-made Kamalpokhari|url=http://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/103757/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127190759/https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/103757/|archive-date=27 January 2021|access-date=27 January 2021|website=My Republica|language=en}}
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