Pantagaun
Pantagaun is a locality in Nagarjun, Kathmandu, Bagmati Province and has an elevation of 1,339 metres. Pantagaun is situated nearby to the neighborhood Kalanki, as well as near the locality Syuchatar.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Swayambhunath and Basantapur Durbar Square.
Swayambhunath
Buddhist temple
Basantapur Durbar Square
Square
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kathmandu Durbar Square is a historically and culturally significant site in Kathmandu, Nepal. It is one of the three Durbar Squares in the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal that are UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Basantapur Durbar Square is situated 3 km east of Pantagaun.
Natural History Museum
Museum
Photo: Ganesh Paudel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Natural History Museum of Nepal is located near the World Heritage Site of Swayambhunath. The museum was established in 1975. Since then the museum has collected 50,000 specimens of Nepal’s flora, fauna, and funga.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sitapaila and Tinthana.
Sitapaila
Suburb
Sitapaila is a village and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Nagarjun Municipality in Province No. 3 of central Nepal. The name of the community comes from "Sita" who was the wife of Lord Ram and daughter of Nepalese King Janak and "paila" meaning footsteps in Nepali.
Tinthana
Suburb
Tinthana is a village and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Chandragiri Municipality in Kathmandu District in Province No. 3 of central Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 9,726.
Kirtipur
Photo: Etter Studio, CC BY 2.0.
Kirtipur is a town in the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal, 5 km southwest of Kathmandu on a rocky hill between 1,300-1,500 m in elevation. It is one of the oldest settlements in the valley, and was an ancient capital of Nepal.
Pantagaun
- Type: Locality
- Location: Nagarjun, Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
27.69896° or 27° 41′ 56″ northLongitude
85.27766° or 85° 16′ 40″ eastElevation
1,339 metres (4,393 feet)Open location code
7MV7M7XH+H3GeoNames ID
7962464
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