Lay-ku
Lay-ku is a neighborhood in Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Bagmati Province. Lay-ku is situated nearby to the neighborhood Ma-ta-kwa, as well as near Da-bu-jhwah.Places of Interest
Highlights include Central Zoo and Jal Binayak Temple.
Central Zoo
Zoo
The Central Zoo is a 6-hectare zoo in Jawalakhel, Nepal. It is home to some 969 animals in 109 species, and is operated by the National Trust for Nature Conservation. Central Zoo is situated 3½ km east of Lay-ku.
Jal Binayak Temple
Hindu temple
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jal Binayak is a Hindu Temple of Lord Ganesh located in the Chobhar, central part of Kathmandu District, Nepal. The Jal Binayak temple is the most important Ganesh shrine of the central region Kathmandu. It is one of the four Binayak of Kathmandu Valley. Jal Binayak Temple is situated 3 km southeast of Lay-ku.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kirtipur and Tinthana.
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.
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.
Chobhar
Photo: Tsering Gyurmey Lama, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chobhar is an ancient hill village in Kathmandu Valley a few kilometres southwest of Kathmandu. It has its origins in the 12th century. It is noted for an extensive series of caves and a gorge on the Bagmati River found nearby.
Lay-ku
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
27.67938° or 27° 40′ 46″ northLongitude
85.27518° or 85° 16′ 31″ eastOpen location code
7MV7M7HG+Q3OpenStreetMap ID
node 3314485161OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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