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Bagmati River. During the reign of the Licchavis (400–750 A.D.), two adjoining settlements, Yambu or Thahne (‘Yambu’ in Nepal Bhasa means the field of Kathmandu and Thahne means higher ground that lies to the north side also called “northern land") and Yangal/Kwone (‘Yangal’ in Nepal Bhasa means the depressed area of Kathmandu, Kwone also means “southern land") formed Kathmandu ...
Kathmandu, [a] officially the Kathmandu Metropolitan City, [b] is the seat of federal government and the most populous city in Nepal. As of the 2021 Nepal census , [ 3 ] there were 845,767 inhabitants living in 105,649 households and approximately 4 million people in its surrounding agglomeration.
723 CE – Kathmandu founded by Raja Gunakamedeva. [2] 1339 – Samasuddhin attacks Nepal and loots lot of jewels; 1480 – Kathmandu becomes independent. [1] 1596 – Temple of Kathmandu built. [1] 1690 – Maju Deval built. [3] 1768 – Battle of Kathmandu; city taken by Gurkha forces of Prithvi Narayan Shah. [4]
National Museum of Nepal. Kathmandu is home to a number of museums and art galleries, including the National Museum of Nepal and the Natural History Museum of Nepal. Nepals's art and architecture is a dazzling display from medieval to the present, which is a heady amalgamation of two of the ancient and greatest religions of the world – Hinduism and Buddhism.
Kathmandu Valley itself was referred to as "Nepal Proper" by British historians. As per the World Bank, the Kathmandu Valley was one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas in South Asia with 2.5 million population by 2010 and an annual growth rate of 4%. [4] In 2015, Kathmandu Valley was hit by the April 2015 Nepal earthquake. [5]
The Battle of Kathmandu (Nepali: काठमाडौंको युद्ध) or siege of Kathmandu or siege of Kantipur occurred during the Unification of Nepal. [1] It was fought in Kathmandu in 1768, and resulted in the defeat of its king Jaya Prakash Malla by conquerors Prithvi Narayan Shah , king of the adjoining Gorkha Kingdom .
Dharahara in Kathmandu was the tallest building in Nepal and the second such tower built by Bhimsen Thapa. [8] The first tower was built eight years earlier in 1824 (1881 BS) at his residence, Janarala Bagh, situated at south-east of Sundhara, near Bhotebahal of Kathmandu. [9] It got torn in half during the earthquake of 1834 and was never ...
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