Thamel
Sign in to savealt=|thumb|Garden of Dreams Thamel () is a commercial neighborhood located in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. The name comes from Tha Bahi (थ: बहि), indicating its root origin to have come from the Newa community, the indigenous people of Kathmandu Valley. Tha Bahi has been the centre of the tourist industry in Kathmandu for over four decades, starting from the hippie days, when many artists came to Nepal and spent weeks in Thamel. It is considered the hotspot for tourism inside the Kathmandu valley.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Thamel is referenced by 48 other articles, and connects out to Nepal, Kathmandu and tourism.
The entry is geolocated on the map, across 2 mapped points.
It sits within the topics Neighbourhoods in Kathmandu and Tourism in Nepal.
Its subject is documented across 12 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Thamel
- Settlement.native_name
- ठमेल
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- Nepali
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Neighborhood in Kathmandu
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Thamel at night - Kathmandu, Nepal - panoramio (1).jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Thamel at night
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Kathmandu
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Kathmandu
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Bagmati
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Kathmandu
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.postal_code_type
- Postal Code
- Settlement.postal_code
- 44600
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- neighborhood
- Country
- Nepal
- Located in
- Kathmandu
- Image
- Thamel streets - Kathmandu, Nepal - panoramio (1).jpg
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- Commons category
- Thamel
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alt=|thumb|Garden of Dreams Thamel () is a commercial neighborhood located in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. The name comes from Tha Bahi (थ: बहि), indicating its root origin to have come from the Newa community, the indigenous people of Kathmandu Valley. Tha Bahi has been the centre of the tourist industry in Kathmandu for over four decades, starting from the hippie days, when many artists came to Nepal and spent weeks in Thamel. It is considered the hotspot for tourism inside the Kathmandu valley.
Thamel is known for its narrow alleys crowded with various shops and vendors. Commonly sold goods include food, fresh vegetables/fruits, pastries, trekking gear, walking gear, music, DVDs, handicrafts, souvenirs, woolen items and clothes. Travel agencies, small grocery stores, budget hotels, restaurants, pubs and clubs also line the streets. Cars, cycle rickshaws, two-wheelers and taxis ply these narrow streets alongside hundreds of pedestrians.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Thamel” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
On the map
2 mapped locations