Gaindagaun
Gaindagaun is a locality in Changunarayan, Bhaktapur, Bagmati Province and has an elevation of 1,362 metres. Gaindagaun is situated nearby to the locality Batatol, as well as near Kalitar.Places of Interest
Highlights include Changu Narayan Temple and Nyatapola Temple.
Changu Narayan Temple
Hindu temple
Photo: Greg Willis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Changu Narayan is an ancient Hindu and Buddhist temple, located on a hilltop of Changu in Changunarayan Municipality of Bhaktapur District, Nepal. The temple is considered to be built in the 4th century AD and is one of the oldest Hindu temples in Nepal. Changu Narayan Temple is situated 2½ km northwest of Gaindagaun.
Nyatapola Temple
Hindu temple
Photo: Ganesh Paudel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nyātāpola is a five tiered temple located in the central part of Bhaktapur, Nepal. It is the tallest monument within the city and is also the tallest temple of Nepal. Nyatapola Temple is situated 4 km southwest of Gaindagaun.
Shilu Mahadev Temple
Hindu temple
Photo: Goutam1962, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shilu Mahadev Temple is a Hindu temple, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Gaindagaun.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chhaling and Jhaukhel.
Chhaling
Suburb
Chhaling is a village and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Changunarayan Municipality in Province No. 3 of central Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 8,129 with 1,817 houses in it.
Jhaukhel
Suburb
Jhaukhel is a town and former village development committee that is now part of Changunarayan Municipality in Province No. 3 of central Nepal. This is one of the oldest places in Bhaktapur.
Bageshwari
Suburb
Bageshwari is a village and Village Development Committee in Bhaktapur District in the Bagmati Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 5,385 with 1,137 houses. Bageshwari is situated 3 km east of Gaindagaun.
Gaindagaun
- Type: Locality
- Location: Changunarayan, Bhaktapur, Bagmati Province, Nepal, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
27.70113° or 27° 42′ 4″ northLongitude
85.44819° or 85° 26′ 54″ eastElevation
1,362 metres (4,469 feet)Open location code
7MV7PC2X+F7GeoNames ID
8010145
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