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Heritage Sites
Kathmandu: Kathmandu is the capital
city of Nepal built by King Gunakarma Dev in 723 AD.
The city is situated at an altitude of 1336m above
sea level. It provides a fascinating sightseeing opportunity
with hundreds of ancient temples, places, monasteries,
Buddhist Stupas and artistic centers. The main tourist
attraction of the city are Durbar Square (Hanuman
Dhoka) where the temples and old palace are located
built between 12th and 18th centuries such as temple
of living Goddess Kumari, Kasthamandap temple, Taleju
temple, the Jagannath temple etc.
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Pashupatinath Temple:
Pashupatinath temple is one of the most sacred Hindu
shrines in the world, situated five kilometers east
of Kathmandu. It is the center for the Hindu's where
many festivals take place.
This temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva and attracts
ten's of thousands of Hindu Pilgrims from South Asia.
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Swayambhunath Stupa:
This stupa is located at 3 km west of Kathmandu city
and situated on a hillock about 77 m above the level
of the Valley. The Stupa is one of the holiest Buddhist
sites in Nepal and listed under world heritage sites
by UNESCO and said to be more than 2000 years old.
It also provides an excellent view of the Kathmandu
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Bouddhanath Stupa:
Ancient Stupa said to be one of the biggest in the
world and focal point of Tibetan Buddhism lies about
6 km to the east of Kathmandu. There are more than
45 Buddhist Monasteries in the Bouddhanath area. |
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| Patan
City:
The ancient city is situated on the southern bank
of the Bagmati River. The city is full of Buddhist
monuments and Hindu temples such as Krishna Mandir,
Mahabouddha temple, Hiranya Varna Mahavihar (golden
temple) etc and another attraction of the city is
Durbar Square, listed under the world heritage sites
by UNESCO. The former Royal Palace complex is the
center of Patan's religion. Patan is famous for arts
and handicrafts such as woodcarvings, metal craft,
carpets and Thanka paintings. |
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| Bhaktapur
city:
Bhaktapur city is also known as Bhadgaon, home of
medieval art and architecture. The city lies about13
km east of Kathmandu, founded in 889 AD by King Anand
Dev. The main attractions of the city are Durbar Square
which is listed under the world heritage sites by
UNESCO, palace of 55 windows, golden gate, Nyatapol
temple, the tallest pagoda temple in Nepal and Dattareya
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| Changu
Narayan:
The most ancient temple in Kathmandu valley is dedicated
to the Hindu God Vishnu.
It is one of the finest and oldest specimens of pagoda
architecture. This world heritage site is situated
4 km North of Bhaktapur.
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| Lumbini:
Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord Buddha, situated 306
km southwest of Kathmandu is listed under world heritage
site. Lord Buddha was born in 623 BC in Lumbini. The
main attraction of the Lumbini are sacred Garden where
Buddha was born converges on the Ashoka pillar which
carries an inscription identifying the spot as birth
place, Mayadevi temple, Puskani Pond where Queen Mayadevi,
Buddha's mother had taken a bath before giving birth
to him. Other attractions of Lumbini are Myanmar temple,
Nepal Buddha temple and the Lumbini Museum. |
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| SAGARMATHA
NATIONAL PARK
Unique among natural heritage sites worldwide is the
Sagarmatha National Park, which includes Mt. Everest
(8,848 m) and other high peaks such as Lhotse Shar,
Cho Oyu, Ama Dablam, Pumori, Kangtega, Gyachung Kang,
Thamserku and Kwangde. Located North-east of Kathmandu,
Sagarmatha National Park is 1,148 sq km. in area and
consists of the upper catchments areas of the Dudh
Koshi, Bhote Koshi and the Imja Khola rivers. Much
of the park lies above 3,000m. Sagarmatha is rugged,
with deep gorges, glaciers and nonnegotiable ice and
rock faces. Locally known as the 'Khumbu', it is the
home of the famous Sherpa people. The Sherpas make
their living by farming barley and potatoes and grazing
yaks in high altitude pastures. Young Sherpas have
made their name in mountaineering. Trekking industry
has of late become the community's economic mainstay.
In 1979 the park was declared a World Heritage Site.
Trees such as rhododendron, birch, blue pine, juniper
and silver fir are found up to an altitude of 4,000
meters above which give way to scrub and alpine plants.
In late spring and summer, the hillsides around the
villages of Namche Bazaar, Khumjung, Thyangboche and
Thame are a riot of colors with several species of
rhododendron in bloom. Wildlife most likely to be
seen in Sagarmatha is the Himalaya tahr, ghoral, musk
deer, pikka (mouse hare) weasel and occasionally jackal.
Other rarely seen animals are Himalayan black bear,
wolf, lynx and snow leopard. Birds commonly seen are
Impeyan pheasant, blood pheasant, snow cock, snow
pigeon, red billed and yellow billed chough, Himalayan
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| ROYAL
CHITWAN NATIONAL PARK
Nepal's first and most famous national park is situated
in the Chitwan Doon or the lowlands of the Inner Terai.
Covering an area of 932 sq km. the park includes hilly
areas of the Siwalik Range covered by deciduous Sal
forest. A fifth of the park is made up of the floodplains
of the Narayani, Rapti, and the Reu Rivers and is
covered by dense tall elephant grass interspersed
with riverine forests of silk cotton (kapok), acacia
and sisam trees. This ecologically diverse area is
the last remaining home in Nepal for more than 300
of the endangered Asian one-horned rhinoceros and
harbors one of the largest populations of the elusive
and rare Royal Bengal tiger. Besides rhino and tiger,
Chitwan also supports a great variety of flora and
fauna. There are four species of deer, including the
spotted Chittal, leopard, sloth bear, wild boar, rhesus
monkey, Grey langur monkey, wild dog, small wild cats
and many other smaller animals. The swampy areas and
numerous ox bow lakes of Chitwan provide a home for
marsh crocodiles. In a stretch of the Narayani river
is found one of the few remaining populations of the
rare and endangered fish-only eating gharial, or Gangetic
crocodile. Here also is found one of the world's four
species of freshwater dolphins. For the ornithologist
and the amateur bird-watcher the park offers excellent
possibilities with more than 450 species recorded.
Some of the resident specialties are several species
of woodpeckers, hornbills, Bengal florican, and red-headed
trogons. In summer the forest is alive with nesting
migrants such as the fabulous paradise flycatcher,
the Indian pitta and parakeets.
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THE
MYSTERIOUS TOWN PANAUTI
Listed in world heritage site this town Panauti locates
at the south of the kathmandu city. It is situated
at the junction of the Rashi khola and Pungmati Khola.
Being a bit far from the city though it is more interesting
and important because of the old and ancient temples.
It has been proved that this town is holded by a big
rock so It is believed that no people may die whoever
resides in this town by starvation. It is being developed
as a nice resort. |
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