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Religious SiteKalika Bhagawati Temple
Baglung
Significant Hindu temple south-east of Baglung town on the southern banks of the Kali Gandaki; presiding deity Kalika, a fierce form of Shakti.
Religious SiteKalinchowk Bhagwati
Dolakha
Hilltop Bhagwati temple and major pilgrimage destination above Charikot
Religious SiteKamalamai Temple
Sindhuli
Historic Hindu temple in Kamalamai municipality on the bank of the Kamala river (from which the river takes its name), about 200 m off the BP Highway; worshipped by the Shah dynasty.
Protected AreaKanchenjunga Conservation Area
Taplejung
Includes two peaks of Kanchenjunga, the world's third-highest mountain; part of the Sacred Himalayan Landscape; adjoins reserves in Tibet and Sikkim
AttractionKanjiroba
Dolpa
Highest peak of the Kanjiroba Himal, a subrange of the Himalayas in Dolpa District, at 6,883 m; first climbed in 1970 by the Osaka City University Himalayan Expedition.
Religious SiteKankalini Temple
Saptari
Prominent Shakti Peetha at Bhardah dedicated to Goddess Durga (Kankalini Mai); believed established about 350 years ago after farmers discovered a stone idol of Durga while digging.
Religious SiteKaryabinayak Temple
Lalitpur
Ganesh temple in Bungamati dedicated in 1661, one of the four famous Vinayakas of the Kathmandu Valley.
Heritage SiteKathmandu Durbar Square
Kathmandu
Royal palace square in the heart of old Kathmandu.
Religious SiteKeladighat
Syangja
Historical village in Sankhar known for the Radha Krishna Temple with nonstop 24-hour kirtan and preaching by saints living in ashrams; site of the Radha Damodar Temple on the Krishna Gandaki bank, a center of the Nimbarka sampradaya; the Keladighat bridge connects Syangja and Palpa. Officially recognized monument (NP-SG-05).
National ParkKhaptad National Park
Bajhang
Established at the advice of the Hindu sage Khaptad Baba; rolling moorland with 224 medicinal plant species
ViewpointKhiji Tholedemba
Okhaldhunga
At 3,440 m, the highest and most attractive hill in western Okhaldhunga; a panoramic viewpoint for the Gaura Parbat, Gaurishankar, Numbur range and Mount Everest.
Mountain PeakKongde Ri
Solukhumbu
A 6,187 m peak immediately west of Namche Bazaar, forming the backdrop of the town along with Thamserku to the east.
Religious SiteKopan Monastery
Kathmandu
Tibetan Buddhist (Gelug) monastery near Boudhanath, established in 1969 by Thubten Yeshe and Thubten Zopa Rinpoche; an FPMT center famous for teaching Buddhism to visiting Westerners.
AttractionKoshi Barrage
Saptari
Barrage across the Koshi River at Bhardah recognized as a monument; together with Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve it forms one of Nepal's 27 Important Bird Areas.
Protected AreaKoshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve
Sunsari
Last remaining wild water buffalo herd in Nepal; Ramsar site since 1987; 485 recorded bird species
Religious SiteKotihome (Kankai Dham / Kankai Mai)
Jhapa
A religious site in Kankai Municipality dedicated to Mahadev, also known as Kankai Mai and Kankai Dham, standing on the banks of the Kankai River.
Religious SiteKrishna Mandir, Patan
Lalitpur
17th-century Shikhara-style Hindu temple in Patan Durbar Square built by King Siddhi Narsing Malla.
LakeKulekhani Reservoir (Indra Sarobar)
Makwanpur
Nepal's first and only reservoir-based hydropower plant's reservoir, also called Indra Sarobar, created in 1982 by a 114 m rock-fill dam on the Kulekhani River.
Religious SiteKumbheshwar Temple
Lalitpur
One of the oldest Hindu temples in Patan, built around 1392 by King Jayasthiti Malla, making it the oldest temple in Patan.
Religious SiteKushmanda Sarowar Triveni Dham
Makwanpur
Sacred Hindu pilgrimage site dedicated to Goddess Kushmanda Bhagwati, located on the outskirts of Hetauda at a Triveni sangam where the Karra and Kukhreni flow into the East Rapti River.
Heritage SiteLamjung Durbar
Lamjung
Remaining part of the palace of the then King Yahobrahma Shah of the Lamjung principality (1494), built in the 16th century by King Yashobrahma Shah; it also acted as a fortification.
AttractionLangtang Lirung
Rasuwa
7,234 m peak, the highest point in Langtang National Park and of the Langtang Himal range.
National ParkLangtang National Park
Rasuwa
Closest major Himalayan park north of Kathmandu.
Mountain PeakLhotse
Solukhumbu
The world's fourth-highest mountain at 8,516 m, part of the Mahalangur Himal on the northern border of the district with Tibet.
