Bihani Basti
Bihani Basti is a residential area in Nagarjun, Kathmandu, Bagmati Province. Bihani Basti is situated nearby to the grassland Satdhara Chowk, as well as near Nagarjuna Cave.Places of Interest Nearby
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 4 km south of Bihani Basti.
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 4 km south of Bihani Basti.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tarakeshwar and Dharmasthali.
Tarakeshwar
Town
Photo: Saurab Mani Rimal, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tarakeshwar is a municipality in Kathmandu District in Bagmati Province of Nepal that was established on 2 December 2014 by merging the former Village development committees Dharmasthali, Futung, Goldhunga, Jitpurphedi, Kavresthali, Manmaiju and Sangla.
Dharmasthali
Suburb
Dharmasthali is a village and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Tarakeshwar Municipality in Kathmandu District in Province No. 3 of central Nepal.
Gonggabu
Suburb
Gongabu is a village and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Tokha Municipality in Kathmandu District in Bagmati Province of central Nepal. Gonggabu is situated 3½ km east of Bihani Basti.
Bihani Basti
- Type: Residential area
- Location: Nagarjun, Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
27.75055° or 27° 45′ 2″ northLongitude
85.28745° or 85° 17′ 15″ eastOpen location code
7MV7Q72P+6XOpenStreetMap ID
way 1182433737OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residential
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