| Kathmandu (काठमाण्डौ जिल्ला) | |
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| Information | |
| Country |  Nepal |
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| Area | 49,45 km² |
| Population | 975 453 hab. () |
| Density | 19 726,05 inhab./km² |
| Spindle | UTC 05:45, Nepal Standard Time |
| Location | |
 27 ° 42 ′ 7 ″ N 85 ° 18 ′ 54 ″ E | |
| Official site | |
Kathmandu is the capital of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal.
Understand
The capital of Nepal contrasts with other Asian or world capitals in the sense that its size and the number of its inhabitants make it a relatively calm city on a human scale. All traffic can be done easily on foot.
Weather
| J | F | M | AT | M | J | J | AT | S | O | NOT | D |
Temperature diagram in ° C | |||||||||||
19 2 | 21 5 | 25 8 | 28 12 | 29 16 | 29 19 | 28 20 | 29 20 | 28 19 | 27 13 | 24 8 | 20 4 |
| 14 | 19 | 34 | 61 | 124 | 236 | 363 | 331 | 200 | 51 | 8 | 13 |
| Temp. max. annual mean in ° C 25.6 | |||||||||||
| Temp. min. annual mean in ° C 12.2 | |||||||||||
| Annual precipitation in mm 1454 | |||||||||||
| Legend: Temp. maxi and mini in ° C • Precipitation in mm | |||||||||||
2015 earthquake
Tourist information office
- 1 Tourist office ,
977-1-42 56 910
To go
By plane
- 1 Tribhuvan International Airport (IATA : KTM) Ring Road (Located at 5,5 km east of the tourist district of Thamel), 977 1 4113163 – Kathmandu has only international airport from the country. Many international flights therefore serve Kathmandu. As the country's capital, Kathmandu is also a platform for domestic flights to airports in Pokhara, Jomsom, Bharatpur, etc ... The most recognized airlines are certainly the national company Nepal Airlines, Yeti Airlines or Buddha AirThese last two companies also offer thefts in the chain ofHimalayas to contemplate the peaks from the air from Kathmandu.
By bus
Kathmandu is served by many cheap bus lines from all parts of Nepal. Unfortunately, these buses are known to be the slowest and least pleasant in Southeast Asia due to poor roads and frequent delays.
There are links with theIndia (from cities like Patna, Gorakhpur, Varanasi or Lucknow) and internal links to the Nepal (Chitwan National Park, Pokhara, Langtang or Jiri.
- 2 Gongabu Bus Park
By car
Circulate
Walk
By Taxi / Rickshaw
See
Durbar Square
South Square
The southern part of Durbar Square in Kathmandu paid a heavy price with the 2015 earthquake. Large temples such as Maju Deval did not survive. So until a possible reconstruction of these temples, it is not possible to 'see only brick pyramids with a bare top on which some of these temples enthroned.
- 1 Kastha Mandap (Sanskrit: काष्ठमन्डप, Nepal Bhasa: मरु सत्तल Maru Sattal) – Destroyed in the 2015 earthquake
- 2 Trailokya Mohana Temple – Destroyed by the 2015 earthquake.
- 3 Maju Deval (Maju Temple) (Next to the Narayan Temple) – Destroyed by the 2015 earthquake.
- 4 Narayan Temple (South of Maju Deval) – Destroyed by the 2015 earthquake
- 5 Shiva Parvati Temple – Damaged by the 2015 earthquake.
- 6 Kumari Palace (Kumari ghar) – House of the "Kumari", a young girl who became a living divinity.
Hanuman Dhoka
The Hanuman Dhoka is a former royal palace, it is a large complex containing in particular a few temples and beautiful interior courtyards.
- 7 Royal Mahendra Museum Durbar Square
- 8 Panch Mukhti Hanuman Temple Khadga Chuk? – Located in the Hanuman Dhoka. Its particularity is to be circular like a pagoda.
- 9 Taleju Temple – One of the oldest temple in the square.
North Square
The northern part of Durbar Square is made up of many smaller temples than the southern part. If it also suffered from the Earthquake, the damage is less visible.
- Kali Bhairav Shrine – This sanctuary representing the god Bhairav does not go unnoticed.
- 10 Jagannath Temple Hanuman Dhoka Road (north of Durbar Square)
- 11 Kageshwori Mandir Hanuman Dhoka Road (Next to the Jagannath Temple)
- 12 Kakeshwar Temple Hanuman Dhoka Road (Next to the Kageshwori Mandir) – Destroyed by the 2015 earthquake.
- 13 Kotilingeshwor Mahadev Temple Hanuman Dhoka Road (Opposite the Kakeshwar Temple)
Thamel
Thamel is a trendy and commercial district of Kathmandu, if you are looking for a souvenir to bring back from Nepal, it is very likely that you will find what you are looking for.
- 14 Thamel
- 15 Gardens of dreams (Kaiser mahal)
200 NPR for a non-Nepali.. – A quiet and pretty garden.
Swayambhunath
- 16 Swayambhunath ((स्वयम्भू) / Monkey Temple, Swayambhu Buddhist Museum,) Manjushree Marg (2,6 km W) 750 NPR for a multiple entry pass for foreigners. – Difficult to visit Kathmandu without climbing the 350 steps necessary to see the Swayambunath Stupa from the top of its hill. It is one of the most sacred sites in the country. The site also offers a beautiful view of Kathmandu. Beware of monkeys, however.
Pashupatinath
- 17 Pashupatinath 1 000 NPR. Non-Hindus are not allowed in the temples.. – An important temple dedicated to Shiva. It is the place of cremation of bodies on the banks of the Bagmati.
Other
- City Museum Kathmandu Paryatak Marg
- 18 Narayanhiti Palace Museum – The former royal palace became a museum following the end of the monarchy in 2007.
Learn
To work
Buy
Although touristy, Thamel and its many shops is probably one of the best places to be sure to find souvenirs to bring back from Nepal.
- 1 Asan Tole – A large bazaar where you can find many everyday products to buy, including spices.
Eat
Nepalese food is close to Indian with the indestructible Thali here on sale for 80 rupees, or even momos and other chowmein.
Cheap
A multitude of small restaurants and restaurants frequented mainly by Nepalese exist in the city. You are therefore free to let yourself be guided through the many streets and dead ends in search of a very typical address. Do not hesitate to go out a little (or to move away from the main roads) of the tourist district of Thamel and you will quickly find something to eat at bargain prices.
Middle class
Middle-class restaurants are plentiful in the district of Thamel especially. They are mainly frequented by tourists and offer dishes between 150 and 300 rupees.
- 1 Delima Garden Cafe (Cross a small alley to get to this cafe.) – In the pleasant and calm setting of a flowered interior courtyard.
- 2 Roadhouse Cafe – Pizzeria.
Luxury
For gourmets, several Japanese restaurants offer, in the district of Thamel, a food of choice, expensive and not very nutritious.
Have a drink / Go out
- Chikusa Cafe[1], Jyatha, Thamel - A small cafe with the best coffee you can find in Nepal, the sandwiches, pancakes and strawberry lassis are very good.
Housing
The majority of hotels are now located in the district of Thamel, the most touristic. Try to choose a hotel on the edge of this area in order to enjoy the peace of the city (near Paknajol for example).
There are also a few hotels near Durbar Square, most of which closed in the late 1980s with the decline of the hippie era.
Cheap
- 1 The Yellow House
- 2 Tibet Peace Guest House
Middle class
- 3 Kantipur Temple House Chhusya Galli Jyatha, Kathmandu, Nepal, 977 1-4250131 room available from 1 p.m., to be released before 12h. – Charming hotel with a certain cachet. Close to Thamel but quiet.
Luxury
Communicate
Internet
Internet cafes offer prices between 10 and 35 rupees per hour. But beware, power cuts and network saturation will often be part of the game ...
Phone
All over the city, generally in the same places as Internet cafes, you can make calls locally or abroad. Be careful, however, of the sometimes very significant price differences and the prices sometimes charged at the head of the customer. Do not hesitate to negotiate and make several addresses before picking up the handset.
Shops where telephone calls can be made abroad generally bear the inscription ISD on their storefront.
Postal mail
If you wish, it is possible to send mail through the Nepalese postal service. To do this, go to a post office to get stamps or buy them at the same time as postcards in shops offering them, but be careful, some sellers invent an additional tax to charge stamps more expensive than their original price!
- 2 Kathmandu post (General Post Office) Sundhara Kanti Path, 977 1-4227499
security
- Tourist Police , 977 1 42 47 041, 977 1 42 23 681
Health
Manage the day-to-day
Diplomatic representations
1 France , 977 1 44 12 332 – Embassy
Austria 22, Manakamana Marg, Nagpokhari, Naxal - P.O.Box 4416, 977 1 4434860, fax : 977 1 4434515, email: [email protected] 
Mon. : 12 h - 15 h, sea. : 12 h - 15 h, Fri. : 12 h - 15 h. – Honorary Consulate
Australia Bansbari, 977 1 437 1678, 977 1 437 1076, 977 1 437 1466, fax : 977 1 437 1533
2 Bangladesh Basundhara 3, Ring Road (in front of Nabil Bank, Dhapashi Branch), 977 1-4390130, fax : 977 1-439 0132, email: [email protected].svg/20px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png)
Belgium Bhagawan Bahal, Thamal Amrit Marg 643/26, 977 1 4418922, 977 1 4410330, email: [email protected] – Honorary Consulate
3 Britain Lainchour Marg (Right next to the Indian Embassy), 977 1 441 0583, 977 1 441 4588, fax : 977 1 441 1789, email: [email protected]
China Baluwater, 977 1 4411740, fax : 977 1 4414045, email: [email protected]
4 Denmark 761 Neel Saraswati Marg, Lazimpat (North of the Bagmati River), 977 1 441 3010, fax : 977 1 441 1409, email: [email protected]
European Union (EU) Uttardhoka Sadak, Lainchaur, 977 1 442 9445, 977 1 442 9446, fax : 977 1 442 3541, email: [email protected]
Finland Bishalnagar, G.P.O. Box 2126, 977 1 4417 221, 977 1 4416-636, fax : 977 1 4416-703, email: [email protected] Mon.- Game. : 8 h - 16 h 15, Fri. : 8 h - 13 h 15.
Germany Gyaneshwar Marga 690 - P.O. Box 226, 977 1 441 27 86, 977 1 441 65 27, 977 1 441 66 55, 977 1 441 68 32, fax : 977 1 441 6899, email: [email protected] Mon.- Fri. : 9 h - 11 h 30.
Greece 925, Thapathali, 977 1 222-050, fax : 977 1 261-192, email: [email protected]
5 India 336 Kapurdhara Marg, Lainchaur (North of the British Embassy.), 977 1 4410900, 977 1 4414990, 977 1 4411699, fax : 977 1 4428279
6 Israel Neel Sarswoti Marg
7 Japan Danida, Lazimpat (North of the Shangri La hotel), 977 1 4426-680, fax : 977 1 4414-101, email: [email protected] Mon.- Fri. : 9 h - 13 h and14 h - 17 h.
8 Russia P.O. Box 123, Baluwatar (Baluwataar Bus stop 300m away), 977 1 441 2155, 977 1 441 1063, fax : 977 1 441 6571, email: [email protected]
9 United States Maharajgunj Rd. (AT), 977 1-4234000 – The entrance to the Consulate is to the left of the main door.
Swiss Jawalakhel, Ekanta Kuna, Lalitpur, 977 1 554 92 25, fax : 977 1 554 92 24 Mon.- Fri. : 10 h - 12 h.
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