Kirtipur

Kirtipur Nagarpalika कीर्तिपुर नगरपालिका Kirtipur
Coordinates	27 ° 41 ′  N , 85 ° 17 ′  E Coordinates: 27 ° 41 ′  N , 85 ° 17 ′  E
Basic data
Country	Nepal
province	Bagmati
District	Kathmandu
height	1410 m
Residents	65,602 (2011)
Kirtipur (photo from 2009)

Former palace from the 18th century (left) with Pokhari (pond) and Narayan temple

Kirtipur: Bhagbhairab Temple

Kirtipur (Newari: किपू Kipu ) is a city ( municipality ) in the Kathmandu valley on a small ridge on the southwestern outskirts of Kathmandu .

Kirtipur is a Newari town founded in the 11th century and one of the centers for the Newari culture in the Kathmandu valley. It is known for a well-preserved old town with temples and ponds. It is also the seat of the Tribhuvan University of Kathmandu.

At the 2011 census, the city of Kirtipur had 65,602 inhabitants (36,476 of them male) in 19,441 households.

history

When the Kathmandu valley was taken by the Gorkhakönig Prithvi Narayan Shah in 1767, Kirtipur was part of the Lalitpur kingdom . Prithvi Narayan was only able to take the city on the third attempt with a trick and, in revenge, had all the residents cut off their noses and lips.

Attractions

• The Bagh Bhairab Temple in the Nepali pagoda style is located in a temple complex in the higher-lying old town.
• The Chilamchu Bihar is a Buddhist stupa in the old town.
• Uma Maheshwar , another pagoda-style temple on the highest point in the old town. It is dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva .

Web links

Commons : Kirtipur  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Our Kirtipur

Individual evidence

1. ↑ National Population and Housing Census 2011 (PDF) Central Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on July 31, 2013.
2. ^ Colonel Kirkpatrick: An Account of the Kingdom of Nepaul . London: William Miller, 1811 (Retrieved October 12, 2012). Page 164.
3. ^ Father Giuseppe: Account of the Kingdom of Nepaul . In: Asiatick Researches . London: Vernor and Hood. 1799. Retrieved October 5, 2012. Page 319.
4. ^ Colonel Kirkpatrick: An Account of the Kingdom of Nepaul . London: William Miller, 1811 (Retrieved October 5, 2012). Page 383.
5. ↑ Kirtipur . In: Travelers' Nepal . Retrieved October 12, 2012.