Naikap Purano Bhanjyang
Naikap Purano Bhanjyang is a suburb in Chandragiri, Kathmandu, Bagmati Province. Naikap Purano Bhanjyang is situated nearby to the village Bhaltaar, as well as near the suburb Naya Naikap.Places of Interest
Highlights include Swayambhunath and Natural History Museum.
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 3½ km northeast of Naikap Purano Bhanjyang.
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 3 km northeast of Naikap Purano Bhanjyang.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tinthana and Sitapaila.
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.
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.
Ramkot
Neighborhood
Ramkot is a village of the Nagarjun Municipality, Bagmati Province, Nepal. The 2011 Nepal census recorded that Ramkot had a population of 6,303 people in 1,427 independent households. Ramkot is situated 2½ km north of Naikap Purano Bhanjyang.
Naikap Purano Bhanjyang
- Type: Suburb
- Also known as: “नैकाप पुरानोभञ्ज्याङ”
- Category: locality
- Location: Chandragiri, Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
27.69811° or 27° 41′ 53″ northLongitude
85.26174° or 85° 15′ 42″ eastOpen location code
7MV7M7X6+6MOpenStreetMap ID
node 4510104591OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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