Swayambhu Recreation Center

Swayambhu Recreation Center is a post office in Nagarjun, Kathmandu, Bagmati Province. Swayambhu Recreation Center is situated nearby to the post office Patanjali store, as well as near Amideva Buddha Park.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include 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. The Tibetan and Sanskrit name for the site means 'self-arising' or 'self-sprung'. Swayambhunath is situated 750 metres east of Swayambhu Recreation Center.

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 500 metres east of Swayambhu Recreation Center.

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 2½ km southeast of Swayambhu Recreation Center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sitapaila and Maru.

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.

Maru

Neighborhood

Maru is a historic neighborhood in central Kathmandu, Nepal and one of the most important cultural spots in the city. It is linked with the origin of the name Kathmandu, and forms part of what is generically known as Durbar Square, the old royal palace complexes of temples, shrines and palace buildings all of which have been declared UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Indra Chowk

Locality

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Indra Chowk or Wongha: is one of the ceremonial and market squares on the artery passing through the historic section of Kathmandu, Nepal. The intersection of Indra Chowk, along with Maru, Kathmandu Durbar Square, Makhan, Jana Baha, Asan and Naxal, mark the old India-Tibet trade route that is now a vibrant market street. Indra Chowk is situated 3 km east of Swayambhu Recreation Center.

Swayambhu Recreation Center

Type: Post office
Location: Nagarjun, Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

27.7156° or 27° 42′ 56″ north

Longitude

85.28283° or 85° 16′ 58″ east

Open location code

7MV7P78M+64

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4474921691

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=post_office

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