Nagarkot
Nagarkot is a locality in Changunarayan, Bhaktapur, Bagmati Province and has an elevation of 1,620 metres. Nagarkot is situated nearby to the locality Deuralibhanjyang, as well as near Lamagaun.Places of Interest
Highlights include Bajrayogini Temple.
Bajrayogini Temple
Hindu temple
Photo: Meroraja, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bajrayogini Temple is a Tantric Buddhist temple located at Sakwa in Nepal's Kathmandu Valley. It is also well known as Bodhisattva's Temple. The temple is actually a sort of temple complex, with the main temple having been built by King Pratap Malla in the sixteenth century. Bajrayogini Temple is situated 4 km northwest of Nagarkot.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bageshwari and Shankharapur.
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 2½ km southwest of Nagarkot.
Shankharapur
Town
Photo: Sundar1, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shankharapur is a municipality in Kathmandu District in Bagmati Province of Nepal that was established on 2 December 2014 by merging the former Village development committees Bajrayogini, Karkigaun, Bhulbu, Indrayani, Lapsiphedi, Naglebhare, Pukhulachhi and Suntol. Shankharapur is situated 3 km northwest of Nagarkot.
Nagarkot
Photo: Laxman Thapa, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nagarkot is a village in the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal. It is 32 km north-east of Kathmandu on the northern fringe of the Kathmandu Valley. Nagarkot is famous for its Himalayan views, the Himalayan peaks at sunrise being particularly magnificent.
Nagarkot
- Type: Locality
- Location: Changunarayan, Bhaktapur, Bagmati Province, Nepal, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
27.71358° or 27° 42′ 49″ northLongitude
85.48827° or 85° 29′ 18″ eastElevation
1,620 metres (5,315 feet)Open location code
7MV7PF7Q+C8GeoNames ID
8010269
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