Sankha

Sankha is a monument in , . Sankha is situated nearby to , as well as near the Hindu temple .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include East Kathmandu and Narayanhiti Palace Museum.

Photo: Bijay chaurasia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
covers the eastern fringes of , including Boudhanath, also known as Boudha. It is home to one of the largest Buddhist stupas in the world, built during the 5th century AD.

Museum
Photo: Belbasesuraj, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a public museum in , located east of the Kaiser Mahal and next to . The museum was created in 2008 from the complex of the former Narayanhiti Palace following the 2006 revolution. is situated 3 km southwest of Sankha.

Hospital building
Kanti Children's Hospital is a pediatric hospital in Maharajgunj, , . The hospital is administered and regulated by the Kanti Children's Hospital Development Board, an autonomous body under the Ministry of Health, Government of Nepal. is situated 1½ km west of Sankha.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Baluwatar and Chabahil.

Neighborhood
is a residential area of , the capital city of on the banks of . It is just 15 minutes away from what is known as the downtown of Kathmandu, New Road, and Ason, and shares borders with and .

Suburb
Photo: Raju Babu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an ancient neighborhood in northeast in . It is famous for its Licchavi , called the Dhando Chaitya, considered by many historians to be the oldest Buddhist Stupa in the valley.

Town
is a municipality in Kathmandu District in of established 2 December 2014 by merging the former Village development committees , Jhor Mahankal, , and .

Sankha

Latitude
27.73357° or 27° 44′ 1″ north
Longitude
85.34243° or 85° 20′ 33″ east
Open location code
7MV7P8MR+CX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 185045486
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
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