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| Reg.
No. 1087/061/61 |
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Heritage Sites in Nepal |
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The
small mountain kingdom of Nepal is blessed
with such astonishing and unique sites
that within the area of 140,800 sq km
Nepal holds a considerably high number
of places recongnised by UNESCO (United
Nations Educational Scientific Cultural
Organisation) as 'World Heritage Sites'.
There are altogether ten World Heritage
Sites in Nepal, seven of which are in
Kathmandu itself. The list includes both
natural as well as cultural sites.
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Cultural Sites
The cultural heritage of the Kathmandu
Valley is illustrated by seven groups
of monuments and buildings which display
the full range of historic and artistic
achievements for which the Kathmandu Valley
is world famous. The seven sites include
the Durbar Squares of Hanuman Dhoka (Kathmandu),
Patan and Bhaktapur, the Buddhist stupas
of Swayambhu and Bauddhanath, and the
Hindu temples of Pashupati and Changu
Narayan. Click on the following links
to get detailed information about the
individual sites.
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- Kathmandu
Durbar Square
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Patan Durbar Square
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Bhaktapaur Durbar square
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Changu Narayan Temple
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Swoyambhunath Stupa
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Pashupatinath Temple
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Lumbini
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Baudhanath Stupa
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Natural Sites
Nepal's national parks included
in the World Heritage Sites
List are exceptional areas with
dramatic mountains, glaciers,
deep valleys and undisturbed
vestiges of the 'Terai' region.
Several rare species, such as
the snow leopard, lesser panda,
single-horned Asiatic rhinoceros
and the Bengal tiger are found
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» Chitwan National Park
» Sagarmatha National
Park
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UNESCO World Heritage Sites
The World Heritage List includes
830 properties forming part
of the cultural and natural
heritage which the World Heritage
Committee considers as having
outstanding universal value.These
include 644 cultural, 162
natural and 24 mixed properties.
Out of these 10 sites are
from Nepal itself. Seven out
of these are cultural and
two natural.
Some
Nepal Sites/Properties submitted
on the Tentative List of UNESCO
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The early medieval architectural
complex of Panauti (1996)
» Tilaurakot, the archaeological
remains of ancient Shakya Kingdom
(1996)
» Cave architecture of
Muktinath Valley of Mustang
(1996)
» The medieval palace
complex of Gorkha (1996)
» Ramagrama, the relic
stupa of Lord Buddha (1996)
» Khokana, the vernacular
village and its mustard-oil
seed industrial heritage (1996)
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Volunteer
Society Nepal, GPO Box. 8975, EPC:1589, Kathmandu Nepal, Email
:
vsnnepal@ntc.net.np,
Phone
097716222136
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