Kathmandu - The capital of Nepal

Kathmandu - the capital and largest city of Nepal.  Its economic, historical, political and cultural centre. Its population is 1,003,285 according to here.

Kathmandu valley height of about 1300m – mountain valley and the historical region of Nepal, the famous Newar towns of Kathmandu, Lalitpur (Patan), Bhaktapur, Kirtipur, Panauti and numerous monasteries and temple centres and cultural monuments.

The appearance of the capital remained in XVII-XVIII centuries, when the Kathmandu Valley is actively built up during the reign of the Malla kings.

The city has many Buddhist and Hindu temples from the stupa Bodnath to tiny street altars within the walls of houses. Locals say that in the Kathmandu Valley, 10 million lives of the gods. Swayambhunath stupa complex and Bodhnath were built in the III century BC. and have been rebuilding a millennium later. Svayambhunath known primarily stone reliefs created in VI-VIII centuries. It is equally well known and Pashupatinath – a temple complex built in the XIII century. It is a monument to the Hindu religious culture.

In Kathmandu, there is a living goddess, which appeared in the XVIII century, and like a Buddhist reincarnate tulku. It is called Kumari, and she lives in a palace on Durbar Square. Kumari – a girl who embodies the highest degree of purity and innocence. It is believed that such, it may remain only until the first menstrual period, after which the Kumari is an ordinary girl, and specially trained ministers announced search for a new Kumari.

However, the capital of Nepal is remarkable not only that. In general, the city has kept a medieval look. In the centre of the capital area is Tundikhel. It is located near the Royal Palace (Durbar Narayanhiti), built in neoclassical style a century ago. Singha Durbar – the palace, built around the same time, in imitation of the King. From an architectural note palace and temple complex of Hanuman Dhoka (XV-XVIII cc.), A wooden pagoda Katha Mandir, built in 1596, Bhimsen Tower (1834).

Kathmandu – the largest cultural and educational centre in Nepal. Here are the Royal Academy, the National College, Sanskrit College, Tribhuvan University by the Association of Fine Arts. In addition, in Kathmandu is Nepal's National Museum, Numismatic Museum and several libraries, among which are the National and Central. Until November 2008, in trolleybus network operated.

Climate of Kathmandu

The climate of Kathmandu, in view of the height above sea level (1355 m) and the proximity of high mountains (the Himalayas, Tibet), is a subtropical monsoon. In winter, winds blow from the mainland, but the mountains block the flow of cold air masses from the north. As a result, winds bring dry weather to the huge daily fluctuations.