Kathmandu Valley

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Kathmandu Valley is a historically rich and culturally vibrant region in central Nepal that encompasses the nation’s capital and serves as its political, economic, and cultural heart.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region
valley
capitalOfCountryContained Kathmandu
contains Bhaktapur
Kathmandu
Lalitpur
linked to: Patan
containsDistrict Bhaktapur District
Kathmandu District
Lalitpur District
country Nepal
elevation approximately 1400 meters
hasWorldHeritageSite Bhaktapur Durbar Square
linked to: Bhaktapur

Boudhanath Stupa
Changu Narayan Temple
Kathmandu Durbar Square
Pashupatinath Temple
Patan Durbar Square
linked to: Patan

Swayambhunath
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageDesignationYear 1979
historicalCapitalOf Kingdom of Nepal
linked to: Gorkha Kingdom

Malla kingdoms
knownFor Newar culture
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
art and architecture
cultural heritage
historical significance
religious monuments
language Nepal Bhasa (Newar)
linked to: Newar language

Nepali
locatedIn central Nepal
majorEthnicGroup Newar
partOf Bagmati Province
religion Buddhism
Hinduism
river Bagmati River
Bishnumati River
Manohara River
role cultural center of Nepal
economic center of Nepal
political center of Nepal
surroundedBy hills of the Mahabharat Range

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Nepali standardFormBasedIn Kathmandu Valley
Kathmandu locatedIn Kathmandu Valley
Newa script usedIn Kathmandu Valley
Bhanubhakta Acharya regionOfActivity Kathmandu Valley
Newar language spokenIn Kathmandu Valley
Newar language hasNativeSpeakersIn Kathmandu Valley
Operation Maitri location Kathmandu Valley
Bagmati Province containsRegion Kathmandu Valley
Pashupatinath Temple partOf Kathmandu Valley
Pashupatinath Temple partOf Kathmandu Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site
linked to: Kathmandu Valley
Pashupatinath Temple UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus World Heritage Site (Kathmandu Valley)
linked to: Kathmandu Valley
Patan locatedIn Kathmandu Valley
Patan partOf Kathmandu Valley urban agglomeration
linked to: Kathmandu Valley
Patan heritageSitePartOf Kathmandu Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site
linked to: Kathmandu Valley
Nepal Time isPrimaryTimeZoneOf Kathmandu Valley
Tribhuvan International Airport locatedIn Kathmandu Valley
Kathmandu Durbar Square locatedIn Kathmandu Valley
Kathmandu Durbar Square partOf UNESCO World Heritage Site Kathmandu Valley
linked to: Kathmandu Valley
Swayambhunath locatedIn Kathmandu Valley
Swayambhunath partOf Kathmandu Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site
linked to: Kathmandu Valley
NP-KTM designates Kathmandu area
linked to: Kathmandu Valley
NP-KTM designates Kathmandu Valley
City of Temples regionContext Kathmandu Valley
Tribhuvan University locatedIn Kathmandu Valley
Dasharath Rangasala Stadium location Kathmandu Valley
Boudhanath Stupa partOf Kathmandu Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site
linked to: Kathmandu Valley
Bhaktapur locatedIn Kathmandu Valley
Bhaktapur partOfUNESCOSite Kathmandu Valley
Araniko Highway regionServed Kathmandu Valley
Bhimsen Thapa regionOfActivity Kathmandu Valley
Gorkha Kingdom expandedInto Kathmandu Valley
Bagmati River flowsThrough Kathmandu Valley
Newar primaryRegion Kathmandu Valley
Newar populationCenter Kathmandu Valley
Bishnumati River locatedIn Kathmandu Valley
Bishnumati River mouthLocation Kathmandu Valley
Bishnumati River hasCoordinateLocation Kathmandu Valley region of the Himalayas
linked to: Kathmandu Valley
International Convention Centre, Kathmandu partOf Kathmandu metropolitan area
linked to: Kathmandu Valley
Bidhya Devi Bhandari regionOfActivity Kathmandu Valley