Suntakhan
Suntakhan is a locality in Gokarneshwor, Kathmandu, Bagmati Province and has an elevation of 1,410 metres. Suntakhan is situated nearby to the locality Piplephedi, as well as near Kaudol.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Budhanilkantha Temple and NMC white hostel.
Budhanilkantha Temple
Hindu temple
Photo: Bharatahs, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Budanilkantha Temple, located in Budhanilkantha, Nepal, is a Hindu open air temple dedicated to Lord Mahavishnu. Budhanilkantha Temple is also known as the Narayanthan Temple for Hindus, and can be identified by a large reclining statue of Lord Mahavishnu. Budhanilkantha Temple is situated 3 km northwest of Suntakhan.
NMC white hostel
College
Nepal Medical College Teaching Hospital are major healthcare with 700 bedded institution in Kathmandu, Nepal established in 1997 by the late Sachey Kumar Pahari. NMC white hostel is situated 3½ km south of Suntakhan.
Budhanilkantha School
School
Budhanilkantha School, often referred to as BNKS, is a competitive non-profit boarding school in Nepal. It is located in Narayanthan, 8 kilometres north of Kathmandu, at the foothills of Shivapuri mountain. Budhanilkantha School is situated 3½ km northwest of Suntakhan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sundarijal and Budhanilkantha.
Sundarijal
Suburb
Photo: Dhilung Kirat, CC BY 2.0.
Sundarijal is a village and former Village Development Committee that is part of Gokarneshwar Municipality in Kathmandu district in Province No. 3 of central Nepal. Sundarijal is situated 3 km east of Suntakhan.
Budhanilkantha
Town
Photo: Bharatahs, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Budhanilkantha is a city and municipality in Kathmandu district of Bagmati province of Nepal. It is the 3rd largest city in the Kathmandu Valley after Kathmandu and Lalitpur. Budhanilkantha is situated 4 km west of Suntakhan.
Gokarneshwor
Town
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gokarneshwor is a municipality in Kathmandu District in the Bagmati Province of Nepal that was established on 2 December 2014 by merging the former Village development committees Sundarijal, Nayapati, Baluwa, Jorpati and Gokarna. Gokarneshwor is situated 4½ km south of Suntakhan.
Suntakhan
- Type: Locality
- Location: Gokarneshwor, Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
27.76276° or 27° 45′ 46″ northLongitude
85.38941° or 85° 23′ 22″ eastElevation
1,410 metres (4,626 feet)Open location code
7MV7Q97Q+4QGeoNames ID
7961872
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