Wakhat

Wakhat is a locality in , and has an elevation of 1,291 metres. Wakhat is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near the locality .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Karya Binayak Temple and Jal Binayak Temple.

Hindu temple
Photo: Setoghoda, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Karya Binayak is a located in , Lalitpur District. It is about ten kilometres south of .

Hindu temple
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jal Binayak is a Hindu Temple of Lord Ganesh located in the Chobhar, central part of Kathmandu District, . The is the most important Ganesh shrine of the central region . It is one of the four Binayak of Kathmandu Valley.

Photo: Prashant Shrestha, CC BY 2.0.
is a lake in the Village Development Committee of Lalitpur District, in the , Nepal. Like many other water bodies and physical features of Kathmandu, the is also steeped in legends. is situated 4 km southeast of Wakhat.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chobhar and Dhapakhel.

Photo: Tsering Gyurmey Lama, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an ancient hill village in 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.

Suburb
Photo: Anup Sadi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town in Lalitpur District in the Bagmati Zone of central . At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4,591 in 857 individual households. is situated 3½ km east of Wakhat.

Suburb
is located about 6 km south of the main Lalitpur town in Lalitpur district, Godawari Municipality. According to 2011 Nepal census, has a population of 10,086 living in 2,352 individual households. is situated 3½ km southeast of Wakhat.

Wakhat

Latitude
27.63853° or 27° 38′ 19″ north
Longitude
85.2964° or 85° 17′ 47″ east
Elevation
1,291 metres (4,236 feet)
Open location code
7MV7J7QW+CH
Geo­Names ID
7965640
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