Nagarjuna Cave
Nagarjuna Cave is a cave in Tarakeshwor, Kathmandu, Bagmati Province. Nagarjuna Cave is situated nearby to the Hindu temple GUHESHWORI TEMPLE, as well as near the bus station Sanopul.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 3½ km south of Nagarjuna Cave.
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 3½ km south of Nagarjuna Cave.
Kanti Children’s Hospital
Hospital building
Kanti Children's Hospital is a pediatric hospital in Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal. The hospital is administered and regulated by the Kanti Children's Hospital Development Board, an autonomous body under the Ministry of Health, Government of Nepal. Kanti Children’s Hospital is situated 3½ km east of Nagarjuna Cave.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tarakeshwar and Dharmasthali.
Tarakeshwar
Town
Photo: Saurab Mani Rimal, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tarakeshwar is a municipality in Kathmandu District in Bagmati Province of Nepal that was established on 2 December 2014 by merging the former Village development committees Dharmasthali, Futung, Goldhunga, Jitpurphedi, Kavresthali, Manmaiju and Sangla.
Dharmasthali
Suburb
Dharmasthali is a village and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Tarakeshwar Municipality in Kathmandu District in Province No. 3 of central Nepal. Dharmasthali is situated 2½ km north of Nagarjuna Cave.
Gonggabu
Suburb
Gongabu is a village and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Tokha Municipality in Kathmandu District in Bagmati Province of central Nepal. Gonggabu is situated 2½ km east of Nagarjuna Cave.
Nagarjuna Cave
- Type: Cave
- Category: landform
- Location: Tarakeshwor, Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal, South Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
27.74549° or 27° 44′ 44″ northLongitude
85.2942° or 85° 17′ 39″ eastOpen location code
7MV7P7WV+5MOpenStreetMap ID
node 13626397801OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entrance
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