Kirtipur
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Kirtipur (; Nepal Bhasa: किपू Kipoo) is a Municipality and an ancient city of Nepal. The Newars are the natives of Kipoo (Kirtipur). It is located in the Kathmandu Valley 5 km south-west of the city of Kathmandu. It is one of the five dense municipalities in the valley, the others being Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur and Madhyapur Thimi. It is one of the most famous and religious places to visit. Many people visit this place not only for its natural environment but also to visit temples. The city was listed as a UNESCO tentative site in 2008. thumb|The 18th-century former palace building
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Place details
- Locality
- कीर्तिपुर
- Region
- बागमती प्रदेश
- Country
- नेपाल
- Population
- 44,632
- Timezone
- Asia/Kathmandu
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Kirtipur
- Settlement.native_name
- कीर्तिपुर
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality (नगरपालिका)
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Kirtipur, 1950 - 1955.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Kirtipur with the Himalayas in the background
- Settlement.motto
- झीगु किपू समृद्ध किपू
- Settlement.mapsize
- 300px
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Nepal Bagmati Province#Nepal
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Nepal
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Bagmati
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Kathmandu
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
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- Etymology
- Demographics
- History
- Places of interest
- Bagh Bhairab
- Chilancho Stupa
- Uma Maheshwor
- Nagar Mandap Shri Kirti Bihar
- Tau Daha
- Education
- Media
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Kirtipur (; Nepal Bhasa: किपू Kipoo) is a Municipality and an ancient city of Nepal. The Newars are the natives of Kipoo (Kirtipur). It is located in the Kathmandu Valley 5 km south-west of the city of Kathmandu. It is one of the five dense municipalities in the valley, the others being Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur and Madhyapur Thimi. It is one of the most famous and religious places to visit. Many people visit this place not only for its natural environment but also to visit temples. The city was listed as a UNESCO tentative site in 2008. thumb|The 18th-century former palace building in the central part of Kirtipur with newer building constructions to the left thumb|View of Kirtipur and hills and mountains from Jalpa Devi Temple, Chobhar, Kathmandu
==Etymology== The name Kirtipur comes from the Sanskrit terms Kirti (glory) and pur (city) as well as Kirat Kingdom of Yalamber's dynasty. The colloquial term used for the city is Kipoo .
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kirtipur” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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