Nepal
Bagmati Province
Lalitpur

Sankata

Sankata is a place of worship in , which is located on Kwalkhu. Sankata is situated nearby to the park , as well as near the Hindu temple .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Patan Durbar Square and Tusha Hiti.

Photo: Bikrampratapsingh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated at the centre of the city of Lalitpur in . It is one of the three Durbar Squares in the , all of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites. is situated 230 metres south of Sankata.

Historic site
Photo: Shadow Ayush, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The or Tusa Hiti, also known as Royal Bath, is a sunken bath used by the Malla royal family in Nepal. It is at the courtyard of Sundari Chowk, , . is situated 310 metres south of Sankata.

Zoo
Photo: S Pakhrin, CC BY 2.0.
The is a 6-hectare zoo in , . It is home to some 969 animals in 109 species, and is operated by the National Trust for Nature Conservation. is situated 1¼ km west of Sankata.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Patan and Jawalakhel.

Photo: Pixelated Pixels, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, Lalitpur Metropolitan City, is one of the largest cities in and is located just across the Bagmati river from . Confusingly, it is also known as Lalitpur, both names deriving from the Sanskrit "Lalitapattan".

Suburb
Jāwalākhel is a subdivision of Lalitpur in . It is located 2 km from the ancient city centre Pātan, one of the three great capitals of Nepal until the 18th century.

Suburb
is a and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Mahalaxmi Municipality in Province No. 3 of central . It lies to the southeastern quarter of Patan, to the southeast of .

Sankata

Latitude
27.67539° or 27° 40′ 31″ north
Longitude
85.32434° or 85° 19′ 28″ east
Open location code
7MV7M8GF+5P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4020240710
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
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