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Kathmandu Valley

Cultural World Heritage property in Nepal, inscribed in 1979 under criteria (iii), (iv), (vi).

Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
Photo: Krish Dulal · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Nepal
Year of inscription
1979
Criteria
iiiivvi
Area of property
167 ha
Location
Bagmati Zone, Bagmati Province
What it is
valley
Component parts
7 (serial property)
Mountain range
Himalayas
Next to
Bagmati River
Reference
WHC 121 · Wikidata Q970717

Why it is on the List

(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(iv)An outstanding example of a building type, ensemble or landscape that illustrates a significant stage in human history.(vi)Directly linked to events, living traditions, ideas, beliefs or artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance.
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Closest World Heritage sites

Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Chitwan National Park, Nepal99 kmChitwan National ParkNepal · 1984NaturalSagarmatha National Park, Nepal138 kmSagarmatha National ParkNepal · 1979NaturalLumbini, Nepal202 kmLumbiniNepal · 1997CulturalNalanda Mahavihara, India286 kmNalanda MahaviharaIndia · 2016CulturalKhangchendzonga National Park, India296 kmKhangchendzonga National ParkIndia · 2016MixedMahabodhi Temple, India336 kmMahabodhi TempleIndia · 2002Cultural
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