What the records say
- When
- 2007
- Kind
- World Heritage in danger
- Coordinates
- 27.70° N, 85.31° E
Kathmandu Valley
Valley and proposed territory in Nepal
The Kathmandu Valley, also known as the Nepal Valley, Nepa Valley or Swaniga:, National Capital Area, is a bowl-shaped valley located in the Himalayan mountains of Nepal. It lies at the crossroads of ancient civilizations of the Indian subcontinent and the broader Asian continent, and has at least 130 important monuments, including several pilgrimage sites for Hindus and Buddhists.
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The source
- UNESCO World Heritage List 2021UNESCO World Heritage CentreCreative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 IGO
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