Kathmandu Valley
Also known as Nepa valley, Nepal Valley
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (iii), (iv), (vi).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Nepal
Inscribed
1979
Area
167 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Kathmandu Valley is in Kathmandu. The nearest other World Heritage site is Chitwan National Park, about 100 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Kathmandu · about 895,000 peopleat the site
- Lalitpur · about 338,000 peopleabout 4 km south-east
- Hetauda · about 232,000 peopleabout 40 km south-west
- Birganj · about 133,000 peopleabout 90 km south-west
- Pokhara · about 200,000 peopleabout 150 km north-west
- Muzaffarpur · about 333,000 peopleabout 180 km south
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
NepalNatural99 km away
NepalNatural138 km away
NepalCultural202 km away
IndiaCultural286 km away
IndiaMixed296 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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