Swayambhunath
Swayambhunath is an ancient religious complex atop a hill in the Kathmandu Valley, west of Kathmandu city in Nepal. The Tibetan and Sanskrit name for the site means 'self-arising' or 'self-sprung'.
- Buddhist temple
- …lies at an elevation of around 1,400 metres (4,600 feet)
- …stands 12 metres (39 feet) tall
- …has 1 floor
- …has a dome roof
- Description: Hindus and Buddhist holy place and tourist center in Kathmandu, Nepal
- Also known as“Monkey Temple”“Swayambunatha Stupa”“Swoyambhu”
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Natural History Museum and Kasthamandap.
Natural History Museum
The Natural History Museum of Nepal is located near the World Heritage Site of Swayambhunath.
260 metres west of Swayambhunath
Kasthamandap
Kasthamandap is a reconstructed temple and public shelter in Nepal, in Kathmandu Durbar Square.
2 km southeast of Swayambhunath
Kaal Bhairav, Kathmandu
Hindu temple
Kaal Bhairav is a Hindu shrine located in Kathmandu Durbar Square, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
2 km southeast of Swayambhunath
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sitapaila and Maru.
Swayambhunath
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Latitude
27.71493° or 27° 42′ 54″ north
Longitude
85.29039° or 85° 17′ 25″ east
Open location code
7MV7P77R+X5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity = place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building = yes
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = yes
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made = tower
Satellite Map
See this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Assamese to Vietnamese—“Swayambhunath” goes by many names.
স্বয়ম্ভুনাথAssamese
SwayambhunathBalinese
SwayambhunathBasque
স্বয়ম্ভূনাথBengali
СваямбхунатBulgarian
СваямбхунатхBulgarian
Ступа СваямбхуBulgarian
SwayambhunathCatalan
斯瓦扬布纳特Chinese
斯瓦扬布纳特佛塔Chinese
斯瓦揚布納特Chinese
斯瓦揚布納特佛塔Chinese
猴庙Chinese
SwayambhuCroatian
SwayambhunathCroatian
SvajambhúnáthCzech
SwayambhunathCzech
स्वयम्भूनाथDotyali
סוויאמבהונאתHebrew
स्वयंभूHindi
स्वयंभूनाथHindi
SwayambhunathItalian
スワヤンブナートJapanese
스와얌부나트 사원Korean
स्वयम्भूMaithili
स्वयम्भूनाथMaithili
സ്വയംഭൂനാഥ്Malayalam
स्वयंभूNepali
स्वयम्भूNepali
स्वयम्भूनाथNepali
स्वयम्भूनाथ मन्दिरNepali
स्वयम्भूNewari
स्वयम्भूनाथNewari
ସ୍ଵୟଂଭୂନାଥOriya
SwayambhunathPolish
СваямбунатхRussian
СваямбхунатхRussian
स्वयंभूनाथSanskrit
SwayambhunathSerbo-Croatian
SvájambhúSlovak
Stupa SvajambuSlovenian
சுயம்புநாதர் கோயில்Tamil
స్వయంభూనాథ్Telugu
สวยัมภูนาถThai
สวะยัมภูนาถThai
‘phags pa shing kunTibetan
འཕགས་པ་ཤིང་ཀུནTibetan
SwayambhunathVietnamese
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