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    www .kathmandu .gov .np. Kathmandu, [a] officially Kathmandu Metropolitan City, [b] is the capital and most populous city of Nepal with 845,767 inhabitants living in 105,649 households as of the 2021 Nepal census [4] and approximately 4 million people in its urban agglomeration. It is located in the Kathmandu Valley, a large valley in the high ...

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      Historically the area of Bagmati province known as...

    • Nepal Mandala

      Further reading. Slusser, Mary Shepherd. Nepal Mandala: A...

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      Ancient Kathmandu valley. Archaeological explorations...

    • Architecture

      The literal meaning of Durbar Square is a place of palaces....

  2. Ancient Kathmandu valley. Archaeological explorations indicate that Kathmandu and the two other sister towns in the valley were the oldest towns and are traced to the period between 167 BC and 1 AD. Excavations conducted at Hadigaon and Lubhu in southern part of the valley, in Kathmandu, have unearthed brick walls and Stone Age tools.

  3. Apr 28, 2024 · Kathmandu, lying in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, with the Bairavkund Range (Lesser Himalayas) in the background. Kathmandu, capital of Nepal. It lies in a hilly region near the confluence of the Baghmati and Vishnumati rivers, at an elevation of 4,344 feet (1,324 metres) above sea level. It was founded in 723 by Raja Gunakamadeva.

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  4. Kathmandu. Clockwise from top: Kathmandu Skyline, Nepalese Parliament Building, Ranipokhari, Kathmandu Durbar Square, Pashupatinath Temple and Boudhanath. The flag of Kathmandu. Kathmandu is the capital city of Nepal. It is the largest city of Nepal. The population of the capital city was 856,767 according to the 2021 census.

  5. The Kathmandu Valley ( Nepali: काठमाडौं उपत्यका ), also known as the Nepal Valley or Nepa Valley ( Nepali: नेपाः उपत्यका, Nepal Bhasa: 𑐣𑐾𑐥𑐵𑑅 𑐐𑐵𑑅, नेपाः गाः), National Capital Area, is a bowl-shaped valley located in the Himalayan mountains of Nepal. It ...

    • 665 square km
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  6. Kathmandu is located in the Bagmati Zone. Kathmandu is the gateway to tourism in Nepal. It is also the nerve center of the country's economy. It has the most advanced infrastructure of any urban area in Nepal, and its economy is focused on tourism, which accounted for 3.8% of Nepal's GDP in 1995–96.

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  8. The literal meaning of Durbar Square is a place of palaces. There are three preserved Durbar Squares in Kathmandu valley and one unpreserved in Kirtipur.The Durbar Square of Kathmandu is located in the old city and has heritage buildings representing four kingdoms (Kantipur, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur, Kirtipur), built over centuries, the earliest being the Licchavi dynasty.

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