Kathmandu Valley

Summary

Kathmandu Valley is a valley^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of valley entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,026 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kathmandu Valley is located in Bagmati Province^[3].
• Kathmandu Valley is in the country of Nepal^[4].
• Kathmandu Valley is on the body of water Bagmati River^[5].
• Kathmandu Valley's instance of is recorded as valley^[6].
• Kathmandu is named after Kathmandu Valley^[7].
• Kathmandu Valley's Commons category is recorded as Kathmandu Valley^[8].
• Kathmandu Valley comprises Basantapur Durbar Square^[9].
• Kathmandu Valley comprises Patan Durbar Square^[10].
• Kathmandu Valley comprises Bhaktapur Durbar Square^[11].
• Kathmandu Valley comprises Swayambhunath^[12].
• Kathmandu Valley comprises Boudhanath^[13].
• Kathmandu Valley comprises Pashupatinath Temple^[14].
• Kathmandu Valley comprises Changu Narayan Temple^[15].
• Kathmandu Valley's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 27.703944444444, 'lon': 85.308583333333}^[16].
• Kathmandu Valley's significant event is recorded as UNESCO World Heritage Site record modification^[17].
• Kathmandu Valley's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kathmandu Valley^[18].
• Kathmandu Valley's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site^[19].
• Kathmandu Valley covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+167.37'}^[20].
• Kathmandu Valley covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+70.29'}^[21].
• Kathmandu Valley's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (iii)^[22].
• Kathmandu Valley's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (iv)^[23].
• Kathmandu Valley's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (vi)^[24].
• Kathmandu Valley's mountain range is recorded as Himalayas^[25].

Body

Geography

Kathmandu Valley is in the country of Nepal^[4]. It is located in Bagmati Province^[3]. It is on the body of water Bagmati River^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+167.37'}^[20] and {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+70.29'}^[21].

Designation and Status

Kathmandu Valley's instance of is recorded as valley^[6]. Its heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site^[19].

History and Context

Kathmandu is named after Kathmandu Valley^[7].

Why It Matters

Kathmandu Valley ranks in the top 4% of valley entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,026 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]