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Patan

city in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

3.9km

27.6785.32

Pharping

Pharping (sometimes spelled 'Parping') is a small town in the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal.

11km

27.612685.2647

Bhaktapur

Municipality in Nepal

12km

27.6785.43

Daman (Nepal)

Daman दामन (Nepali: दामन) is a small village

27km

27.6185.09

Birgunj

a business gateway between India and Nepal in mid-southern Nepal, Also a center for the Nepali Bhojpuri people.

86km

2784.8667

Chitwan National Park

national park of Nepal

111km

27.584.333333

Khumbu

the tallest peak of the world in the Khumbu region

155km

27.816786.7167

Pokhara

Metropolitan City of Nepal

156km

28.2154783.98172

Tibet

Autonomous region of China

425km

31.70555686.940278
Sights (14)

Kathmandu Valley

valley in Nepal

1.4km

27.7038888985.30861111

Durbar Square

1.5km

27.7047222285.3075

Central Zoo

zoo

3.8km

27.673184985.3109334

Boudhanath

human settlement

4.8km

27.7213888985.36194444

Changu Narayan Temple

temple

12km

27.7162777885.42788889

Bhaktapur Durbar Square

12km

27.6721833385.42845278

Panch Pokhari

33km

28.02385.43

Langtang

mountain range

56km

28.2585.5

Sauraha

human settlement

92km

27.5747222284.49361111

Jiri

human settlement

101km

27.6333333386.23333333

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.

112km

27.4666666784.33333333

Manaslu

mountain in Nepal; eighth highest mountain in the world

117km

28.5494444484.56194444

Janaki Mandir

Holy Temple in Province No. 2 of Nepal

117km

26.7305555685.92555556

Rupa Lake

A freshwater lake in Nepal

141km

28.1486111184.11111111
Nature

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Kathmandu

Nepal
Someday we will visit Kathmandu or begin to dream about going there! However, for now its not on our radar. Let us know in the comments if you think that should change!

Kathmandu

Kathmandu is the largest city and capital of Nepal and the namesake of the Kathmandu Valley. Once thought to be the fabled and inaccessible Shangri-La, Kathmandu is a fast-growing spot catering to a wide range of holiday types and budgets. As a result of considerable urban growth in recent decades, it is now part of one continuous urban area together with Patan to the south.

The ancient trade route between India and Tibet that passed through Kathmandu enabled a fusion of artistic and architectural traditions from other cultures to be amalgamated with local art and architecture. The monuments of Kathmandu City have been influenced over the centuries by Hindu and Buddhist religious practices. The architectural treasure of the Kathmandu valley has been categorized under the well-known seven groups of heritage monuments and buildings. In 2006 UNESCO declared these seven groups of monuments as a World Heritage Site (WHS). The seven monuments zones cover an area of 189 hectares (470 acres), with the buffer zone extending to 2,394 hectares (5,920 acres). The Seven Monument Zones (Mzs) inscribed originally in 1979 and with a minor modification in 2006 are Durbar squares of Hanuman Dhoka, Patan and Bhaktapur, Hindu temples of Pashupatinath and Changunarayan, the Buddhist stupas of Swayambhu and Boudhanath.

Kathmandu is in the northwestern part of the Kathmandu Valley to the north of the Bagmati River and covers an area of 50.7 km (19.6 sq mi). The average elevation is 1,400 metres (4,600 ft) above sea level. The city is bounded by several other municipalities of the Kathmandu valley: south of the Bagmati by Lalitpur Metropolitan City (Patan), with which it forms one urban area surrounded by a ring road, to the southwest by Kirtipur Municipality and to the east by Madyapur Thimi Municipality. To the north the urban area extends into several Village Development Committees. However, the urban agglomeration extends well beyond the neighbouring municipalities, e.g. to Bhaktapur, and nearly covers the entire Kathmandu Valley.

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Climate

Average temperatures

Jan

19°C2
Precipitation: 14 mm

Feb

21°C5
Precipitation: 19 mm

Mar

25°C8
Precipitation: 34 mm

Apr

28°C12
Precipitation: 61 mm

May

29°C16
Precipitation: 124 mm

Jun

29°C19
Precipitation: 236 mm

Jul

28°C20
Precipitation: 363 mm

Aug

29°C20
Precipitation: 331 mm

Sep

28°C19
Precipitation: 200 mm

Oct

27°C13
Precipitation: 51 mm

Nov

24°C8
Precipitation: 8 mm

Dec

20°C4
Precipitation: 13 mm
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