Gjgh
Gjgh is an aerial lift in Shankharapur, Kathmandu, Bagmati Province. Gjgh is situated nearby to the place of worship Shingini Temple, as well as near the Hindu temple Shingni Temple.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Changu Narayan Temple and Bajrayogini Temple.
Changu Narayan Temple
Hindu temple
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Changu Narayan is an ancient Hindu and Buddhist temple, located on a hilltop of Changu in Changunarayan Municipality of Bhaktapur District, Nepal. The temple is considered to be built in the 4th century AD and is one of the oldest Hindu temples in Nepal. Changu Narayan Temple is situated 3 km west of Gjgh.
Bajrayogini Temple
Hindu temple
Photo: Meroraja, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bajrayogini Temple is a Tantric Buddhist temple located at Sakwa in Nepal's Kathmandu Valley. It is also well known as Bodhisattva's Temple. The temple is actually a sort of temple complex, with the main temple having been built by King Pratap Malla in the sixteenth century. Bajrayogini Temple is situated 2 km northeast of Gjgh.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gagalphedi and Chhaling.
Gagalphedi
Suburb
Gapalphedi is a village and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Kageshwari-Manohara Municipality in Kathmandu District in Province No. Gagalphedi is situated 3 km northwest of Gjgh.
Chhaling
Suburb
Chhaling is a village and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Changunarayan Municipality in Province No. 3 of central Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 8,129 with 1,817 houses in it. Chhaling is situated 3 km south of Gjgh.
Bageshwari
Suburb
Bageshwari is a village and Village Development Committee in Bhaktapur District in the Bagmati Zone of central Nepal. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 5,385 with 1,137 houses. Bageshwari is situated 4½ km southeast of Gjgh.
Gjgh
- Type: Aerial lift
- Category: transportation
- Location: Shankharapur, Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
27.72639° or 27° 43′ 35″ northLongitude
85.45807° or 85° 27′ 29″ eastOpen location code
7MV7PFG5+H6OpenStreetMap ID
node 5591797503OpenStreetMap feature
aerialway=pylon
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