The Kathmandu Valley is inland from Nepal.
background
According to legend, the Kathmandu valley was once a large lake surrounded by hills, in which countless snakes lived and from which only a few islands protruded. Who sanctify the Buddhists Manjushri cut a swath in the edge of the hill with a sword so that the water could drain away with the snakes.
The legend has a true core: the valley is a relatively flat, almost round basin of a former lake with a diameter of approx. 35 km, it is at an altitude of around 1400 m, the surrounding mountains reach a height of around 3000 m The river flows from the north Bagmati through the basin and leaves it on its way to the Ganges through a narrow gorge near Cobhar.
The former royal cities of Kathmandu and Patan are located in this basin, they are surrounded by a ring road and only separated from each other by the Bagmati River. A few kilometers to the east is Bhaktapur, the third major city in the region.
Regions
The Kathmandu valley is located in the Bagmati region, named after the river of the same name. This region includes the districts of Kathmandu, Lalitpur (Patan) and Bhaktapur.
places
- Kathmandu, the capital of the country
- Patan, located south of Kathmandu
- Bhaktapur located in the east of the valley basin
- Budhanilkantha, a place north of Kathmandu
- Thimi, the village has largely retained its originality
Other goals
language
getting there
By plane
The country's only international airport is the Tribhuvan International Airport (IATA code: KTM, ICAO code: VNKT, it is located on the eastern outskirts of Kathmandu. As of June 2012: no airport tax is levied on domestic / international flights.
In the street
- Of India here comes the Tribhuvan Highway through the lowlands of the Terai over the cities Birganj, Hetauda and Naubise to Kathmandu
- Out China leads the Arniko Highway of the Tibetan Limit at Zhangmu above Dhulikhel and Bhaktapur into the Kathmandu valley.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
World Heritage Sites
The Kathmandu Valley is home to an abundance of sacral and secular buildings, it was designated by UNESCO in 1979 World Heritage classified. Due to brisk construction activities and strong environmental pollution in the vicinity of the most important structures, the valley temporarily hit the Red List of Cultural Heritage in Danger. The following sites have been part of the world cultural heritage since they were redefined in 2006:
- the Durbar Square of Kathmandu, Patan and Bhaktapur
- the Hindu sites Pashupati in Kathmandu and Changu Narayan north of Bhaktapur
- the Buddhist temples of Swayambhunath and Boudhanath.
activities
kitchen
nightlife
security
climate
literature
: Kathmandu valley. Reise Know-How Verlag Rump, ISBN 978-3831720880 .
