World Heritage in Nepal
The world heritage in Nepal (as of 2018) includes four UNESCO world heritage sites , including two world cultural heritage sites and two world natural heritage sites. Nepal joined the World Heritage Convention in 1978, the first two World Heritage sites were added to the World Heritage List in 1979. The last World Heritage site to date was registered in 1997.
World heritage sites
The following table lists the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Nepal in chronological order according to the year of their inclusion in the World Heritage List (K - cultural heritage, N - natural heritage, K / N - mixed, (R) - on the Red List of World Heritage in Danger ).
Map with all coordinates of World Heritage Sites: OSM
image | designation | year | Type | Ref. | description |
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Kathmandu Valley ( location ) |
1979 | K | 121 | This includes seven groups of buildings and monuments: The Durbar Square of Hanuman Dhoka (Kathmandu) , Durbar Square of Patan and Durbar Square of Bhaktapur (with Nyatapola Temple ), the two Buddhist stupas of Swayambhunath and Bodnath and the two Hindu temples by Pashupatinath and Changu Narayan .
Kathmandu was badly damaged during an earthquake in 2015. |
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Sagarmatha National Park ( location ) |
1979 | N | 120 | There are three eight-thousanders in the national park: Mount Everest , Lhotse and Cho Oyu . The park is 1,148 km² in size. | |
Chitwan National Park ( location ) |
1984 | N | 284 | ||
Lumbini ( location ) |
1997 | K | 666 | Buddha's birthplace |
Tentative list
The sites that are intended for nomination for inclusion in the World Heritage List are entered in the tentative list .
Current World Heritage candidates
As of 2018, 15 sites are entered in the tentative list of Nepal, the last entry was made in 2008. The following table lists the sites in chronological order according to the year of their inclusion in the tentative list.
Map with all coordinates of current World Heritage candidates: OSM
image | designation | year | Type | Ref. | description |
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Early medieval architectural complex of Panauti ( location ) |
1996 | K | 839 | The architectural complex in the city of Panauti includes the Indreshwar Mahadev Temple built in 1294 in the traditional Nepalese style, the Brahmayani Temple from the 17th century, other temples and traditional buildings. | |
Tilaurakot, archaeological remains of the ancient kingdom of Shakya ( location ) |
1996 | K | 840 | The ruins of a palace in Tilaurakot are believed by several archaeologists to be the palace of Shuddhodana , the king of Shakya and father of Siddhartha Gautama ( Buddha ) | |
Cave architecture of the Muktinath Valley in Mustang | 1996 | K | 841 | Cave architecture of the Kingdom of Mustang in the valley of Muktinath | |
Medieval palace complex of Gorkha | 1996 | K | 842 | Royal Palace on a hill in the city of Gorkha | |
Ramgram, reliquary tupa of the Buddha | 1996 | K | 843 | Stupa with relics of Buddha near the city of Ramgram | |
Khokana, the traditional village and its mustard oil seed industrial heritage | 1996 | K | 844 | Historic village with industrial monuments of the mustard oil industry | |
Medieval earth-walled city of Lo Manthang ( location ) |
2008 | K | 5256 | The medieval old town of Lo Manthang, the former capital of the Kingdom of Lo, is surrounded by a six meter high wall made of mud bricks. | |
Vajrayogini and Sankhu early settlement | 2008 | K | 5257 | Sankhu ( location ) is a traditional settlement of Newari in the northeast corner of the Kathmandu Valley . The proposal also includes the Vajrayogini Temple ( Lage ), about 1.5 km north of the village . | |
Medieval settlement Kirtipur | 2008 | K | 5258 | ||
Rishikesh Complex of Ruru Kshetra | 2008 | K | 5259 | ||
Nuwakot Palace Complex | 2008 | K | 5260 | ||
Ram Janaki Temple ( location ) |
2008 | K | 5261 | Hindu temple in Janakpur | |
Medieval city of Tansen ( location ) |
2008 | K | 5262 | ||
Sinja valley | 2008 | K | 5263 | ||
Dailekh Bhurti Temple Complex | 2008 | K | 5264 |
Former World Heritage candidates
These sites were previously on the tentative list, but were withdrawn or rejected by UNESCO. Sites that are included in other entries on the tentative list or that are part of world heritage sites are not taken into account here.
Map with all coordinates of former World Heritage candidates: OSM
image | designation | year | Type | Ref. | description |
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She-Phoksundo National Park ( location ) |
2000-2000 | N | National park north of the main Himalayan ridge with Lake Phoksundo |
Web links
- Nepal on the UNESCO World Heritage Center website.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Nepal. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed February 24, 2018 .
- ^ Tentative list of Nepal. In: whc.unesco.org. UNESCO World Heritage Center, accessed February 24, 2018 .
- ^ Former Tentative Sites of Nepal. In: World Heritage Site. Accessed March 13, 2018 .