A typical Nepalese house in the valley, made from cow dung and clay

The Kathmandu valley, located in the Kingdom of Nepal, lies at the crossroads of ancient civilizations of Asia, and has at least 130 important monuments, including several places of pilgrimage for the Hindus as well as the Buddhists. The cities of Kathmandu, Patan, and Bhaktapur, located in this valley, present a high style of Nepalese art and architecture. Kathmandu valley was accorded the status of a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in the year 1979. It is rich in culture and the valley itself is and has been the cultural and political hub of Nepal. Other cities in the country include Pokhara, Janakpur, Biratnagar, Birgunj. Image File history File links Nepal_house. ... Image File history File links Nepal_house. ... World map showing the location of Asia. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A replica of an ancient statue found among the ruins of a temple at Sarnath Buddhism is a philosophy based on the teachings of the Buddha, Siddhārtha Gautama, a prince of the Shakyas, whose lifetime is traditionally given as 566 to 486 BCE. It had subsequently been accepted by... Kathmandu (Nepali: काठमाडौं) is the capital city of Nepal and it is also the largest city in Nepal. ... Birds eye view of the Patan Durbar Square. ... Peacock Window View of a typical square A street of Bhaktapur Bhaktapur (27. ... Site #86: Memphis and its Necropolis, including the Pyramids of Giza (Egypt). ... UNESCO logo UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established in 1945. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Janakpur is one of the 14 zones of Nepal. ... Biratnagar (विराटनगर), Nepal’s second largest city is located in Koshi Zone on the southern Terai belt of Nepal, near the south-eastern border to India. ... Birgunj, located in close proximity to Bihar, an Indian state on the southern border of Nepal, is a border town and an entry point to the Kingdom of Nepal from Patna and Calcutta. ...

Syambhunath Stupa

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Places

Important monuments of Kathmandu valley include:

• Kathmandu Durbar Square
• Patan Durbar Square
• Bhaktapur Durbar Square
• Changu Narayan
• Swayambhunath Stupa
• Bouddhanath Stupa
• Pashupatinath

Changu Narayan is the name of the deity enshrined in the Changu Narayan Temple, located near Changu village in the Kathmandu valley, Nepal. ... Swayambhunath, also known as the Monkey Temple, is one of the holiest Buddhist sites in the area of Kathmandu. ... Stupa at Samye Ling Monastery, Scotland A stupa (from the Sanskrit) is a type of Buddhist structure found across the Indian subcontinent, Asia and increasingly in the Western World. ... Pashupatinath Temple, Eastview Pashupatinath Temple Dye seller outside Pashupatinath Pashupatinath is a Hindu temple located on the shore of the Bagmati river on the eastern part of Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. ...

See also

• Culture of Nepal

The culture of Nepal, the rich cultural heritage of the Kingdom of Nepal, has evolved over centuries. ...

External link

• UNESCO - Kathmandu valley