Ring Road
Ring Road is a road junction in Nagarjun, Kathmandu, Bagmati Province and has an elevation of 1,315 metres. Ring Road is situated nearby to the suburb Sitapaila, as well as near the neighborhood Maru.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Swayambhunath and Natural History Museum.
Swayambhunath
Buddhist temple
Swayambhunath is an ancient religious complex atop a hill in the Kathmandu Valley, west of Kathmandu city. The Tibetan and Sanskrit name for the site means 'self-arising' or 'self-sprung'. Swayambhunath is situated 1¼ km northeast of Ring Road.
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. Natural History Museum is situated 1 km northeast of Ring Road.
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 2½ km east of Ring Road.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sitapaila and Maru.
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.
Maru
Neighborhood
Maru is a historic neighborhood in central Kathmandu, Nepal and one of the most important cultural spots in the city. It is linked with the origin of the name Kathmandu, and forms part of what is generically known as Durbar Square, the old royal palace complexes of temples, shrines and palace buildings all of which have been declared UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Tinthana
Suburb
Tinthana is a town 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.
Ring Road
- Type: Road junction
- Category: transportation
- Location: Nagarjun, Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal, South Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
27.70678° or 27° 42′ 24″ northLongitude
85.28189° or 85° 16′ 55″ eastElevation
1,315 metres (4,314 feet)Open location code
7MV7P74J+PQGeoNames ID
8410786
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