UNESCO World Heritage Sites Of Nepal

Be a part of an amazing experience; visit architecturally and culturally rich heritage sites in Kathmandu Valley and Lumbini, the birthplace of the Buddha; or get a glimpse of the exotic flora and fauna of Nepal's Himalayas in the Sagarmatha National Park and of the tarai in Chitwan National Park. Whether you are a nature lover or a culture enthusiast, there's something for everyone here.

There are many places in Nepal for visiting and travelling but especially old and some famous places of Nepal have been identifying as the World Heritage Sites by UNESCO as belongs to the people of the world. Nepal has four properties identified by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites they are listed as two cultural and two natural sites.


1. Kathmandu Valley (Cultural)
2. Lumbini (Cultural)
3. Sagarmatha National Park (Natural)
4. Chitwan National Park (Natural)


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UNESCO World Heritage Sites Of Nepal

1. Kathmandu Valley

Kathmandu Valley has 7 UNESCO sites in the heritage list. These 7 sites boasts of cultural and historical monuments that represent various era and regimes. The Pashupatinath Temple, one of the holiest places for Hindus, lies on the banks of the Bagmati River. Kathmandu is the capital city of  Nepal. Kathmandu is listed in World Sites by UNESCO as cultural.

Pashupatinath Temples: Pashupatinath is one of the four most important religious sites in Asia for devotees of Shiva. Built in the 6th century and later renovated by Malla kings. The largest temple complex in Nepal, it stretches on both sides of the Bagmati river. The main pagoda style temple has a glided roof, four sides covered in silver, and exquisite wood carvings.

Boudhanath: One of the largest Buddhist Stupa in the world keeps an eye out in every direction. Built sometimes around the 14th century. Situated 8 Km to the east of downtown Kathmandu, Boudhanath, is one of the most imposing landmark in Kathmandu. The 36-meter stupa of Boudhanath is one of the largest stupas in south asia. 

Swayambhunath: Swayambhunath Stupa is the most ancient and enigmatic of all the holy shrines in Kathmandu valley. Located at top of hill in the west of Kathmandu Valley. Swayambhunath Stupa is also called the 'Monkey Temple'. Nearby the swayambhunath hill are the other important temples, such as the Shiva Jyotirlinga Temple of Pashupatinath, Changu Narayan, Dakshinkali and Budhanilkantha.

Kathmandu Durbar Square: This place is the past kingdom of the Malla and Shah king of Kathmandu, who ruled over this city. This place is also devoted as the living god places. This place is also known as Hanuman Dhoka Durbar Square named after Hanuman the devotee of god Lord Rama.

Patan Darbar Square: is situated at the centre of the city of Lalitpur in Nepal. The Durbar Square is a marvel of Newar architecture. It is one of the three Durbar Squares in the Kathmandu Valley, all of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites. One of its attraction is the ancient royal palace where the Malla Kings of Lalitpur resided.There are many temples and idols in the area.

Bhaktapur Durbar Square: It is also World Heritage Sites situated at the current town of Bhaktapur, which lies 13 Km east of the Kathmandu city. It is also known as the way back to culture. Bhaktapur Durbar Square and is a highly visited site in the Kathmandu Valley. There are 55 windows which are major attraction of this place, batsala Temple, Statue of Bhupatindra malla, Nyatapola temple, bhairavnath temple,

Changu Narayan: This temple is on the top of the hill at the end of the eastern valley in the village named as Changunarayan, which is an old ancient Hindu Temple, where Nepal history starts. This shrine is dedicated to lord Vishnu. This temple is considered to be the oldest temple in the history of Nepal. It remains a milestone in Nepali temple architecture with rich embossed work. The two story roofed temple stands on a high plinth of stone.

2. Lumbini


Siddhartha Gautama, the Lord Buddha, was born in 623 B.C. in the famous gardens of  Lumbini, which soon became a place of pilgrimage. Among the pilgrims was the Indian emperor Ashoka, who erected one of his commemorative pillars there. The site is now being developed as a Buddhist pilgrimage centre. In 1997 this places is told as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO.


3. Sagarmatha National Park

Sagarmatha is an exceptional area with dramatic mountains, glaciers and deep valleys, dominated by Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world (8,848 m). Several rare species, such as the snow leopard and the lesser panda, are found in the park.Sagarmatha national park is named after the highest mountains Sagarmatha, which hight is 8848 meter from the sea level. So, it's also listed in World Heritage Sites by UNESCO.

4.Chihitwan National Park
                                                     
Chitwan National Park is the first national park of Nepal, which is established in 1973 and become World Heritage Sites in 1984 by UNESCO. It cover the area of 932 square kilometers in Chitwan, Makwanpur, Parsa and Nawalparasi districts of provision no.3. It is one of the famous tourist destinations, which are located in south central Nepal in sub-tropical inner terai lowlands.

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