a business gateway between India and Nepal in mid-southern Nepal, Also a center for the Nepali Bhojpuri people.
91km
2784.8667
Tibet
Autonomous region of China
424km
31.70555686.940278
Sights (15)
Bhaktapur Durbar Square
275m
27.6721833385.42845278
Changu Narayan Temple
temple
4.6km
27.7162777885.42788889
Panch Pokhari
34km
28.02385.43
Langtang
mountain range
57km
28.2585.5
Jiri
human settlement
89km
27.6333333386.23333333
Sauraha
human settlement
104km
27.5747222284.49361111
Janaki Mandir
Holy Temple in Province No. 2 of Nepal
108km
26.7305555685.92555556
Parsa National Park
Once a hunting ground for the royalty, Parsa Wildlife Reserve is now a protected area and national park. Many animal species can be spotted including gaurs, leopards, elephants, sambar chital and a variety of birds.
123km
27.4666666784.33333333
Manaslu
mountain in Nepal; eighth highest mountain in the world
129km
28.5494444484.56194444
Halesi-Maratika Caves
cave in Nepal
140km
27.1900686.622391
Haleshi
(Tibetan: Maratika) — the site of a mountain cave where Padmasambhava attained a state beyond life and death
Someday we will visit Bhaktapur or begin to dream about going there! However, for now its not on our radar.
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Bhaktapur
Bhaktapur (भक्तपुर) is a city in Nepal known variously as City of Culture, Living Heritage, Nepal's Cultural Gem, An open museum and a City of Devotees. Bhaktapur is an ancient city and is renowned for its elegant art, fabulous culture, colourful festivals, traditional dances and the indigenous lifestyle of the Newari community. It is just 12 km east of Kathmandu, the modern capital of Nepal, but you may feel a bit like you've gone back to the Middle Ages, given the ambiance of traditional homes, lifestyles and environment here. The conch-shaped historic city is spread over an area of 6.9 m2 at an altitude of 1,401 m. Bhaktapur was founded in the 12th century by King Anand Dev Malla and was the capital city of the Greater Malla Kingdom in the Kathmandu Valley till the 15th century AD. Many of Bhaktapur's greatest monuments were built during the Malla period.
Portions of the Hollywood film Little Buddha starring Keanu Reeves and Bridget Fonda were filmed in the Bhaktapur Durbar Square.
Also, portions of Indian films Hare Rama Hare Krishna and Baby were shot in Bhaktapur.
It is the home of traditional art and architecture, historical monuments and craft work, magnificent windows, pottery and weaving industries, excellent temples, beautiful ponds, rich local customs, culture, religion, festivals, musical mystic and so on. Bhaktapur is still an untouched as well as preserved ancient city that is itself the world to explore for tourists.here are so many heritage Sites to view our ancient history.
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