Nankhel
Nankhel is a village and former Village Development Committee in Bhaktapur District in the Bagmati Zone of central Nepal. In 2014, it was merged into the newly formed Suryabinayak Municipality by the Government of Nepal in order to remove all Village Development Committees in the Districts of Kathmandu and Bhaktapur.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nyatapola Temple and Shilu Mahadev Temple.
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 3 km northwest of Nankhel.
Shilu Mahadev Temple
Hindu temple
Photo: Goutam1962, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shilu Mahadev Temple is a Hindu temple, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Nankhel.
Bhairavnath temple
Hindu temple
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bhairavnath temple is a Hindu temple, which is situated 3 km northwest of Nankhel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bhaktapur and Sudal.
Bhaktapur
Photo: Balou46, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bhaktapur is a city in Nepal known variously as City of Culture, Living Heritage, Nepal's Cultural Gem, An open museum and a City of Devotees. Bhaktapur is an ancient city and is renowned for its elegant art, fabulous culture, colourful festivals, traditional dances and the indigenous lifestyle of the Newari community.
Sudal
Suburb
Sudal is a village and Village Development Committee in Bhaktapur District in the Bagmati Zone of central Nepal. At the 1991 Nepal census, it had a population of 6,074 in 1,081 houses. Sudal is situated 4½ km northeast of Nankhel.
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. Jhaukhel is situated 5 km north of Nankhel.
Nankhel
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: Human settlement in Nepal
- Categories: village development committee of Nepal and locality
- Location: Bagmati Province, Nepal, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
27.6475° or 27° 38′ 51″ northLongitude
85.44734° or 85° 26′ 50″ eastElevation
1,427 metres (4,682 feet)Open location code
7MV7JCXW+2WOpenStreetMap ID
node 2251951620OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Polish—“Nankhel” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Нанкхел”
- Cebuano: “Nankhel”
- German: “Nankhel”
- Japanese: “ナンケール”
- Malay: “Nankhel”
- Nepali: “Naṅkhel”
- Nepali: “नङखेल”
- Newari: “नान्ख्यः”
- Polish: “Nankhel”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Nankhel”. Photo: Laxman Thapa, CC BY-SA 2.0.