Budhanilkantha

Budhanilkantha is a city and municipality in Kathmandu district of province of . It is the 3rd largest city in the after and .
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  • Type: Town
  • Description: municipality in Kathmandu District, Nepal
  • Also known as: “Budanilkantha”, “Budha-Nilkantha”, “Budhanilkantha Municipality”, “Budhanilkantha Nagarpalika”, and “Burhānilkantha”

Places of Interest

Highlights include East Kathmandu and Budhanilkantha Temple.

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covers the eastern fringes of , including Boudhanath, also known as Boudha. It is home to one of the largest Buddhist stupas in the world, built during the 5th century AD.

Hindu temple
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Budanilkantha Temple, located in Budhanilkantha, , is a Hindu open air temple dedicated to Lord Mahavishnu. is also known as the Narayanthan Temple for Hindus, and can be identified by a large reclining statue of Lord Mahavishnu.

School
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, often referred to as BNKS, is a competitive non-profit boarding school in Nepal. It is located in Narayanthan, 8 kilometres north of , at the foothills of Shivapuri mountain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Kathmandu and Kathmandu.

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covers the backpacker areas of Thamel, Swayambhu, Durbar Square, and Freak Street in . It is a maze of alleys crammed with handicraft shops, guest houses, and cafés.

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is the largest city and capital of , and the namesake of the . Once thought to be the fabled and inaccessible Shangri-La, is a fast-growing spot catering to a wide range of holiday types and budgets.

Town
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is a municipality in Kathmandu District in the of that was established on 2 December 2014 by merging the former Village development committees , Nayapati, Baluwa, and Gokarna. is situated 4½ km southeast of Budhanilkantha.

Budhanilkantha

Latitude
27.7604° or 27° 45′ 37″ north
Longitude
85.3506° or 85° 21′ 2″ east
Elevation
1,440 metres (4,724 feet)
Open location code
7MV7Q962+47
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1772109893
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1283569
Wiki­data ID
Q2385194
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Thai—“Budhanilkantha” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بودانيلكانثا”
  • Bhojpuri: “बूढानीलकण्ठ”
  • Cebuano: “Buḍhānilkanṭha”
  • Chinese: “布达尼尔坎塔”
  • Chinese: “布達尼爾坎塔”
  • Dutch: “Budhanilkantha”
  • German: “Budhanilkantha”
  • Hebrew: “בודהאנילקאנטהה”
  • Irish: “Budhanilkantha”
  • Japanese: “ブダニールカンタ寺院”
  • Japanese: “ブンダニカンタ”
  • Kannada: “ಬುಡನೀಲಕಂಠ”
  • Kurdish: “Budhanilkantha”
  • Maithili: “बुढानिलकण्ठ नगरपालिका”
  • Maithili: “बूढानीलकण्ठ नगरपालिका”
  • Malay: “Budanilkantha”
  • Marathi: “बूढानीलकंठ”
  • Nepali: “बुढानिलकण्ठ नगरपालिका”
  • Nepali: “बुध्दनीलकण्ठ स्थान”
  • Nepali: “बूढानीलकण्ठ नगरपालिका”
  • Nepali: “बूढानीलकण्ठ”
  • Newari: “बुद्धनीलकण्ठ”
  • Persian: “بودانیلکانتا”
  • Persian: “بودانیل‌کنته”
  • Polish: “Budanilkantha”
  • Portuguese: “Budhanilkantha”
  • Russian: “Буданилкантха”
  • Russian: “Буранилакантха”
  • Tamil: “பூதநீலகண்டம்”
  • Thai: “เทวสถานพุธนิลกัณฑะ”
  • Thai: “พูฒานีลกัณฐะ”
  • “बूढानीलकण्ठ”

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