Bagmati River
The Bagmati River flows through the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal, separating the cities of Kathmandu and Patan, before flowing through Madesh Province of southern Nepal and joining the Kamla River in the Indian state of Bihar.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Gaurav Dhwaj Khadka, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Jal Binayak Temple and Central Zoo.
Jal Binayak Temple
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, Nepal. The Jal Binayak temple is the most important Ganesh shrine of the central region Kathmandu. It is one of the four Binayak of Kathmandu Valley.
Central Zoo
Zoo
The Central Zoo is a 6-hectare zoo in Jawalakhel, Nepal. It is home to some 969 animals in 109 species, and is operated by the National Trust for Nature Conservation. Central Zoo is situated 3 km northeast of Bagmati River.
Karya Binayak Temple
Hindu temple
Photo: Setoghoda, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Karya Binayak is a Hindu temple located in Bungamati, Lalitpur District. It is about ten kilometres south of Kathmandu. Karya Binayak Temple is situated 2½ km southeast of Bagmati River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chobhar and Kirtipur.
Chobhar
Photo: Tsering Gyurmey Lama, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chobhar is an ancient hill village in Kathmandu Valley 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.
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.
Jawalakhel
Neighborhood
Jāwalākhel is a subdivision of Lalitpur in Nepal. It is located 2 km from the ancient city centre Pātan, one of the three great capitals of Nepal until the 18th century. Jawalakhel is situated 3 km northeast of Bagmati River.
Bagmati River
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Nepal and India
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal, South Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Western Panjabi—“Bagmati River” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Bagmati ibaia”
- Belarusian: “Багмаці”
- Bengali: “বাগমতী নদী”
- Bhojpuri: “बाघमती नदी”
- Catalan: “Riu Baghmati”
- Cebuano: “Bagmati River”
- Chinese: “巴格马蒂河”
- Czech: “Bágmatí”
- Danish: “Bagmati”
- Dotyali: “बागमती नदी”
- Dutch: “Bagmati (rivier)”
- Dutch: “Bagmati”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر باجماتى”
- Esperanto: “Bagmati”
- Fiji Hindi: “Bagmati”
- French: “Bagmati”
- German: “Bagmati”
- Hebrew: “בגמטי”
- Hindi: “बागमती नदी”
- Hindi: “बागमती”
- Irish: “Abhainn Bagmati”
- Italian: “Bagmati”
- Japanese: “バグマティ川”
- Korean: “바그마티강”
- Macedonian: “Багмати”
- Maithili: “बागमती नदी”
- Malayalam: “ബാഗ്മതി നദി”
- Marathi: “बागमती नदी”
- Nepali: “बागमती नदी”
- Newari: “बागमती खुसि”
- Newari: “बागमती खुसी”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Bagmati”
- Oriya: “ବାଗମତୀ”
- Panjabi: “ਬਾਗਮਤੀ ਨਦੀ”
- Persian: “رودخانه باگماتی”
- Polish: “Bagmati”
- Portuguese: “Rio Bagmati”
- Romanian: “Râul Bagmati”
- Russian: “Багмати”
- Sanskrit: “बागमती”
- Santali: “ᱵᱟᱜᱢᱚᱛᱤ ᱜᱟᱰᱟ”
- Slovenian: “Bagmati (reka)”
- Slovenian: “Bagmati”
- Spanish: “Rio Bagmati”
- Spanish: “Río Bagmati”
- Swedish: “Bagmati”
- Tamil: “பாக்மதி ஆறு”
- Thai: “แม่น้ำพาคมตี”
- Ukrainian: “Багматі”
- Western Panjabi: “باگماتی دریا”
- “बागमती नदी”
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