Purano naikap

Purano naikap is a bus stop in Chandragiri, Kathmandu, Bagmati Province. Purano naikap is situated near the pitch Naikap Chaur, as well as near Ganeshman Park, Tushal Danda.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Swayambhunath and Natural History Museum.

Swayambhunath

Buddhist temple

Photo: Argenberg, CC BY 4.0.

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'. Swayambhunath is situated 4 km northeast of Purano naikap.

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 northeast of Purano naikap.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tinthana and Sitapaila.

Tinthana

Suburb

Tinthana is a town and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Chandragiri Municipality in Kathmandu District in Province No. 3 of central Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 9,726.

Sitapaila

Suburb

Sitapaila is a village and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Nagarjun Municipality in Province No. 3 of central Nepal. The name of the community comes from "Sita" who was the wife of Lord Ram and daughter of Nepalese King Janak and "paila" meaning footsteps in Nepali. Sitapaila is situated 2½ km northeast of Purano naikap.

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.

Purano naikap

Type: Bus stop
Also known as: “पुरानो नैकाप”
Category: transport
Location: Chandragiri, Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

27.69398° or 27° 41′ 38″ north

Longitude

85.26035° or 85° 15′ 37″ east

Open location code

7MV7M7V6+H4

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13846153804

OpenStreetMap feature

highway=bus_stop

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Naikap Chaur and Ganeshman Park, Tushal Danda.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Meat shop and Vidya Mandir Secondary School.

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