Jawalakhel
Jāwalākhel is a subdivision of Lalitpur in Nepal. It is located 2 km from the ancient city centre Pātan, one of the three great capitals of Nepal until the 18th century.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: human settlement in Nepal
- Also known as: “Jāwalākhel”, “Jawlakhel”, and “Jwalakhel”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Central Zoo and Tusha Hiti.
Central Zoo
Zoo
The Central Zoo is a 6-hectare zoo in Jawalakhel, Nepal. It is home to some 969 animals in 109 species, and is operated by the National Trust for Nature Conservation.
Tusha Hiti
Historic site
Photo: Shadow Ayush, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Tusha Hiti or Tusa Hiti, also known as Royal Bath, is a sunken bath that was used by the Malla royal family in Nepal. It is at the courtyard of Sundari Chowk, Patan Durbar Square, Lalitpur.
ANFA Complex
Pitch
ANFA Complex is a football stadium and training facility and hosts the headquarters of All Nepal Football Association in Lalitpur, Nepal built in 1999 by All Nepal Football Association.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Patan and Patan Durbar Square.
Patan
Photo: Pixelated Pixels, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Patan, Lalitpur Metropolitan City, is one of the largest cities in Nepal and is located just across the Bagmati river from Kathmandu. Confusingly, it is also known as Lalitpur, both names deriving from the Sanskrit "Lalitapattan".
Patan Durbar Square
Neighborhood
Photo: Bikrampratapsingh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Patan Durbar Square is situated at the centre of the city of Lalitpur in Nepal. It is one of the three Durbar Squares in the Kathmandu Valley, all of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Chobhar
Photo: Tsering Gyurmey Lama, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chobhar is an ancient hill village in Kathmandu Valley a few kilometres southwest of Kathmandu. It has its origins in the 12th century. It is noted for an extensive series of caves and a gorge on the Bagmati River found nearby.
Jawalakhel
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Lalitpur, Bagmati Province, Nepal, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
27.67244° or 27° 40′ 21″ northLongitude
85.31338° or 85° 18′ 48″ eastElevation
1,333 metres (4,373 feet)Open location code
7MV7M8C7+X9OpenStreetMap ID
node 2230569077OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Western Panjabi—“Jawalakhel” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Jawalakhel”
- French: “Jawalakhel”
- Irish: “Jawalakhel”
- Nepali: “जावलाखेल”
- Panjabi: “ਜਾਵਲਖੇਲ”
- Urdu: “جاولکھیل”
- Western Panjabi: “جاولکھیل”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Jawalakhel”. Photo: Laxman Thapa, CC BY-SA 2.0.