Dandagaun

Dandagaun is a locality in , , and has an elevation of 1,432 metres. Dandagaun is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Boudhanath and East Kathmandu and NMC white hostel.

Photo: Bijay chaurasia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Boudhanath is 7 km east/northeast of central . It is home to one of the largest Buddhist stupas in the world, built during the 5th century AD.

College
Nepal Medical College Teaching Hospital are major healthcare with 700 bedded institution in , Nepal established in 1997 by the late Sachey Kumar Pahari.

Hindu temple
Photo: Bharatahs, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Budanilkantha Temple, located in , , is a Hindu open air temple dedicated to Lord Mahavishnu. is also known as the Narayanthan Temple for Hindus, and can be identified by a large reclining statue of Lord Mahavishnu. is situated 3½ km north of Dandagaun.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gokarneshwor and Budhanilkantha.

Town
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is a municipality in Kathmandu District in the of that was established on 2 December 2014 by merging the former Village development committees , Nayapati, Baluwa, and Gokarna.

Town
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is a city and municipality in Kathmandu district of province of . It is the 3rd largest city in the after and . is situated 2½ km northwest of Dandagaun.

Suburb
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is an ancient neighborhood in northeast in . It is famous for its Licchavi , called the Dhando Chaitya, considered by many historians to be the oldest Buddhist Stupa in the valley. is situated 4 km southwest of Dandagaun.

Dandagaun

Latitude
27.74584° or 27° 44′ 45″ north
Longitude
85.37176° or 85° 22′ 18″ east
Elevation
1,432 metres (4,698 feet)
Open location code
7MV7P9WC+8P
Geo­Names ID
7962149
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