Machhapokhari
Machhapokhari is a suburb in Kathmandu, Bagmati Province. Machhapokhari is situated nearby to the suburb Balaju Bypass, as well as near the neighborhood Deepjyoti.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Narayanhiti Palace Museum and Swayambhunath.
Narayanhiti Palace Museum
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Narayanhiti Palace Museum is a public museum in Kathmandu, Nepal located east of the Kaiser Mahal and next to Thamel. The museum was created in 2008 from the complex of the former Narayanhiti Palace following the 2006 revolution. Narayanhiti Palace Museum is situated 2½ km southeast of Machhapokhari.
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 2½ km southwest of Machhapokhari.
Basantapur Durbar Square
Square
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kathmandu Durbar Square is a historically and culturally significant site in Kathmandu, Nepal. It is one of the three Durbar Squares in the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal that are UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Basantapur Durbar Square is situated 3½ km south of Machhapokhari.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gonggabu and Tarakeshwar.
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.
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.
Thamel and West Kathmandu
Thamel and West Kathmandu is in Kathmandu and covers the backpacker area of Thamel, Swayambhu, Durbar Square, and Freak Street.
Machhapokhari
- Type: Suburb
- Category: locality
- Location: Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
27.73529° or 27° 44′ 7″ northLongitude
85.30582° or 85° 18′ 21″ eastOpen location code
7MV7P8P4+48OpenStreetMap ID
node 2120583599OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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