Nepal
Kathmandu
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Kathmandu, locally known as Yẽn is the capital and largest city of Nepal, situated in the central part of the country within the Kathmandu Valley. The city is in Kathmandu District. Kathmandu is the main governmental, financial, industrial, and cultural centre of Nepal.
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What to see in Kathmandu
Boudha Stupa
Boudha Stupa, Boudhanath Stupa, also known as Khasti Chaitya or Khāsa Chaitya, is a stupa and major spiritual landmark seen as the embodiment of the enlightened mind of all the Buddhas, loca…
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Kathmandu Valley
The Kathmandu Valley, also known as the Nepal Valley, Nepa Valley or Swaniga:, National Capital Area, is a bowl-shaped valley located in the Himalayan mountains of Nepal. It lies at the cros…
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Dharahara
Dharahara or Bhimsen Stambha, is a 72-metre-tall (236 ft) tower at the centre of Sundhara, Kathmandu, Nepal. It was first built in 1832 by Mukhtiyar (equivalent to Prime Minister) Bhimsen Th…
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Narayanhiti Palace Museum
The Narayanhiti Palace Museum is a public museum in Kathmandu, Nepal located east of the Kaiser Mahal and next to Thamel. The museum was created in 2008 from the complex of the former Naraya…
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