Chobhar
Chobhar is an ancient hill village in Kathmandu Valley a few kilometres southwest of Kathmandu. It has its origins in the 12th century. It is noted for an extensive series of caves and a gorge on the Bagmati River found nearby.Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Tsering Gyurmey Lama, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Notable Places in the Area
Jal Binayak Temple
Hindu temple
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jal Binayak is a Hindu Temple of Lord Ganesh located in the Chobhar, central part of Kathmandu District, Nepal.
Taudaha Lake
Photo: Bhuwan Maharjan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Taudaha Lake is a small lake in the outskirts of Kathmandu, in Nepal.
Localities in the Area
Kirtipur
Photo: Etter Studio, CC BY 2.0.
Kirtipur is a town in the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal, 5 km southwest of Kathmandu on a rocky hill between 1,300-1,500 m in elevation.
Patan
Photo: Pixelated Pixels, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Patan, Lalitpur Metropolitan City, is one of the largest cities in Nepal and is located just across the Bagmati river from Kathmandu.
Jawalakhel
Suburb
Jāwalākhel is a subdivision of Lalitpur in Nepal. It is located 2 km from the ancient city centre Pātan, one of the three great capitals of Nepal until the 18th century.
Chobhar
- Type: Suburb
- Description: village in Kathmandu District, Nepal
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
27.666° or 27° 39' 58" northLongitude
85.2913° or 85° 17' 29" eastElevation
1,421 metres (4,662 feet)Open Location Code
7MV7M78R+CGOpenStreetMap ID
node 2069377368OpenStreetMap Feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
1283515Wikidata ID
Q2964225Chobhar Satellite Map
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Also Known As
In the Area
- SamochaNeighbourhood
- ShalikNeighbourhood
- NamkhwaNeighbourhood
- Kirtipur Municipality Ward no 8Locality
- BasnetgaunNeighbourhood
- Karki GaonNeighbourhood
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page Chobhar. Photo: Tsering Gyurmey Lama, CC BY-SA 4.0.