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Kathmandu, officially Kathmandu Metropolitan City, is the capital and most populous city of Nepal with 845,767 inhabitants living in 105,649 households as of the 2021 Nepal census and approximately 4 million people in its urban agglomeration.
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- 1,400 m (4,600 ft)
- Kasthamandap
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.
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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
- 1979 (3rd Session)
- 2003–2007
The Pashupatinath Temple ( Nepali: पशुपतिनाथ मन्दिर) is a Hindu temple dedicated to Pashupati, a form of Shiva. It is located in Kathmandu, Nepal near the Bagmati River. The temple was classified as a World Heritage Site in 1979.
Stone carvings, called Chaityas, seen even in street corners and courtyards. The ancient and refined traditional culture of Kathmandu, for that matter in the whole of Nepal, is an uninterrupted and exceptional meeting of the Hindu and Buddhist ethos practiced by its highly religious people. It has also embraced in its fold the cultural ...
INTRODUCTION TO KATHMANDU VALLEY HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, CULTURE AND RELIGION Apekshya Dhungel 18/12/2017 Table of Contents Introduction ..... 1 Historical identity..... 1 Geographical Features ..... 4 Demographic Features ..... 5 Built up of Kathmandu valley ..... 6 Historical and modern ..... 6 Historical formation of the cities ..... 8 Present ...
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.
