Buddha Chowk
Buddha Chowk is a neighborhood in Nagarjun, Kathmandu, Bagmati Province. Buddha Chowk is situated nearby to the suburb Aerahiti, as well as near Santinagar.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Swayambhunath and Basantapur Durbar Square.
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'.
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 4 km southeast of Buddha Chowk.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sitapaila and Gonggabu.
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 3 km south of Buddha Chowk.
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 3 km east of Buddha Chowk.
Thamel and West Kathmandu
Thamel and West Kathmandu is in Kathmandu and covers the backpacker area of Thamel, Swayambhu, Durbar Square, and Freak Street.
Buddha Chowk
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: Nagarjun, Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
27.73319° or 27° 43′ 60″ northLongitude
85.28404° or 85° 17′ 3″ eastOpen location code
7MV7P7MM+7JOpenStreetMap ID
node 2175266676OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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