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Kathmandu

capital of Nepal

3.9km

27.7185.32

Pharping

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

8.4km

27.612685.2647

Daman (Nepal)

Daman दामन (Nepali: दामन) is a small village

26km

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Birgunj

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

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Tibet

Autonomous region of China

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Sights (10)

Central Zoo

zoo

1.1km

27.673184985.3109334

Bhaktapur Durbar Square

12km

27.6721833385.42845278

Panch Pokhari

36km

28.02385.43

Langtang

mountain range

60km

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.

111km

27.4666666784.33333333

Janaki Mandir

Holy Temple in Province No. 2 of Nepal

114km

26.7305555685.92555556

Manaslu

mountain in Nepal; eighth highest mountain in the world

120km

28.5494444484.56194444

Rupa Lake

A freshwater lake in Nepal

142km

28.1486111184.11111111
Nature

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Patan

Nepal
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Patan

Patan, Lalitpur Metropolitan City, is a one of the largest cities in Nepal and is located just across the Bagmati river from Kathmandu. Confusingly, it is also known as Lalitpur, both names deriving from the Sanskrit "Lalitapattan". Like its larger neighbour, Patan also boasts a Durbar Square full of temples, statues, and palaces and, in addition, has the must-see attraction of Patan Museum. As a traditional centre of handicrafts, Patan is a great place to purchase jewellery, Buddha statues and masks.

Lalitpur is renowned as a very artistic city. Most of the Nepalese art is devoted to gods, and there are an abundance of temples and viharas. Notable landmarks include:

  • Patan Durbar Square: The palace square and residence of the Malla rulers of Patan state which now houses a museum.
  • Patan Dhoka: One of the historical entrances to the old city.
  • Bhaskerdev Samskarita Hiranyabarna Mahavihara: A Buddhist temple known locally as Golden Temple.
  • Mahabouddha Temple: Also known as 1000 Buddha Temple modeled liked the Mahabodhi temple in Bodh Gaya.
  • Kumbheshwar Temple: A Shiva temple with two ponds whose water is believed to come from Gosaikunda.
  • Banglamukhi Temple: A temple which is one of the ten mahavidyas (great wisdom goddesses) in Hinduism.
  • Ratnakar Mahavihar: Also known as Ha Baha, the viahara complex is the official residence of the Kumari of Patan.
  • Krishna Mandir: One of the most beautiful stone temples of Nepal built by King Siddhinarsingh Malla in the 16th century.
  • Central Zoo: Central Zoo was established in 1932 by Rana Prime Minister Juddha Shumser as a private zoo, it is the only zoo in entire Nepal.
  • Pim bahal Pokhari: This large pond is a hidden gem centred around a charming lakeshore pavilion. On the north side is three-tiered Chandeswari Temple built in 1663. Walk around the pond clockwise and you'll pass a 600-year-old whitewashed stupa that was damaged by Muslim invaders in 1357.
  • Other major towns

The city was initially designed in the shape of the Buddhist Dharma-Chakra (Wheel of Righteousness). The four thurs or mounds on the perimeter of Patan are ascribed around, one at each corner of its cardinal points, which are popularly known as Asoka Stupas. Legend has it that Emperor Asoka (the legendary King of India) visited with his daughter Charumati to Kathmandu in 250 BC and erected five Asoka Stupas, four in the surrounding and one at the middle of the Patan. The size and shape of these stupas seem to breathe their antiquity in a real sense. There are more than 1,200 Buddhist monuments of various shapes and sizes scattered in and around the city.

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