Kathmandu & Surroundings Alan Ingram

Photographs and Descriptions

of places of interest

in and around Kathmandu

the Capital City of the Himalayan Kingdom of Nepal

Kathmandu is the capital and largest city in Nepal standing along the Bagmati River at an elevation of approximately 4,265 ft (1,300 m) in the Kathmandu Valley in central Nepal . It is the largest of three old Royal Cities - the other two are the nearby Patan and Bhaktapur. The Kathmandu Valley is an urban and suburban area with about 1.5 million inhabitants.

Photo Gallery :: Descriptions

Index of Photographs: ( Thumbnail Gallery )

• Durbar Square
• Durbar Square (b)
• Durbar Square (c)
• Hanuman Dhoka

 

• Street Market at Asan Toll
• Street Market at Asan Toll (b)
• Temple at Asan

 

• Temple at Swayambunath
• Ornate Gates at Swayambunath
• Chorten at Swayambunath
• Swayambunath ( the "Monkey Temple" )

 

• Hindu Temple at Pashupatinath
• Pashupatinath (b)

 

• Stupa at Bodnath
• Stupa at Bodnath (b)
• Temple Steps at Bodnath
• Small Stupa near Chabhil

 

• Patan Durbar Square
• Patan Durbar Square (b)
• Vishnu Temple in Patan
• Pagoda-style Temple in Patan
• Intricately carved temple struts

 

• Bhaktapur Durbar Square
• Temple Steps at Bhaktapur

 

• Temple at Changu Naryan
• Temple at Chobhar Gorge

References:-

• Wikipedia - Kathmandu
  • Wikipedia - Changu Narayan
  • Wikipedia - Swayambhunath
  • Wikipedia - Boudhanath
  • Wikipedia - Pashupatinath

 

• Wikipedia - Patan
• Wikipedia - Bhaktapur

 

• Wikipedia - Kathmandu Valley
• Kathmandu Valley
• UNESCO - Kathmandu valley

 

• Nepal Village Resort Chobhar

 

• Kathmandu Photo Gallery - Jim Berryman

• Kathmandu Photo Gallery - Alfred Molon

• Kathmandu Photo Gallery - Clyde Soles

• Kathmandu & Pokhara - Laurenze Bobke

 

• Kathmandu Photos

• Kathmandu Photography

• Kathmandu Travel Images

• Kathmandu Picture Gallery

• Images from Kathmandu Valley

• MS Media Service - Photos from Nepal

• Nepal Treks and Climbs

• Nepal Peaks ( Thumbnail Gallery )

• Images of the Nepal Himalaya

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• Nepal Guide Books & Maps

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• "Nepal " - Lonely Planet

• "Trekking in the Nepal Himalaya " by Stan Armington

• "Trekking and Climbing in Nepal " by Steve Razzetti

• " Trekking in Nepal " by Antoine d'Abbundo

• "Trekking in Nepal " by Stephen Bezruchka

• "Trekking Peaks of Nepal " by Bill O'Connor

• " The Six Mountain Travel Books" - Shipton

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