How many places and monuments of Nepal are listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites?

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Posted on Sunday, January 13th, 2008 at 10:32 pm

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Ten places and monuments of Nepal are listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. In Kathmandu valley, there are seven monuments listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. They are Kathmandu Durbar Square, Patan Durbar Square, Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the stupas of Swayambhunath and Bodhnath (Boudhanath), and the temples of Pashupatinath and Changu Narayan.

Outside the Kathmandu valley, Lumbini, the birthplace of Gautam Buddha, is listed as a World Heritage Site. All these sites, within and outside the Kathmandu valley, are listed as cultural heritages.

Sagarmatha (Everest) National Park and Chitwan National Park are listed as natural World Heritage Sites.

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