Difference between revisions of "Kathmandu Valley"

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The Kathmandu Valley is a region of 230 sq.miles (600 sq. km.) in the heart of Nepal. The Kathmandu valley contains three of the largest cities in Nepal, including Kathmandu itself, as well as hundreds of smaller towns and villages.

Buddhist Temple of Bodnath, Kathmandu

Regions

Cities

• Kathmandu
• Bhaktapur
• Patan
• Bungmati

Other destinations

• Swayambhunath -- the monkey temple.
• Pashpatinath -- the royal cremation ghats.
• Bouddanath -- the largest Buddhist Stuppa outside of Tibet.
• Daksinkali -- Holy river gorge and site of weekly animal sacrifices.
• Gorkhanath Caves --
• Parping -- sacred caves associated with Guru Rinpoche, the founder of Tibetan Buddhism.

Understand

Talk

Get in

Get around

See

Do

Eat

Drink

Stay safe

Get out

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