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The text related to the cultural heritage 'Kathmandu Valley ' has mentioned 'Valley' in the following places:
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| Kathmandu Valley, Nepa ValleyUNESCO World Heritage SiteKathmandu valley seen from Palanse, BhaktapurLocationBagmati Pradesh, NepalReference121bisInscription1979 (3rd session)Extensions2006Endangered2003xe2x80x932007[1]Area665 square kmCoordinates27xc2xb042xe2x80xb214xe2x80xb3N 85xc2xb018xe2x80xb231xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf27.70389xc2xb0N 85.30861xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 27.70389; 85.30861Coordinates: 27xc2xb042xe2x80xb214xe2x80xb3N 85xc2xb018xe2x80xb231xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf27.70389xc2xb0N 85.30861xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 27.70389; 85.30861Location of Kathmandu Valley in Kathmandu ValleyShow map of Kathmandu ValleyKathmandu Valley (Bagmati Province)Show map of Bagmati ProvinceKathmandu Valley (Nepal)Show map of Nepal | WIKI |
| The Kathmandu Valley (Nepali: xe0xa4x95xe0xa4xbexe0xa4xa0xe0xa4xaexe0xa4xbexe0xa4xa1xe0xa5x8cxe0xa4x82 xe0xa4x89xe0xa4xaaxe0xa4xa4xe0xa5x8dxe0xa4xafxe0xa4x95xe0xa4xbe, Nepal Bhasa: xe0xa4xb8xe0xa5x8dxe0xa4xb5xe0xa4xa8xe0xa4xbfxe0xa4x97xe0xa4x83, xe0xa4xa8xe0xa5x87xe0xa4xaaxe0xa4xbexe0xa4x83 xe0xa4x97xe0xa4xbexe0xa4x83), historically known as Nepal Valley or Nepa Valley, lies at the crossroads of ancient civilizations of the Indian subcontinent and the broader Asian continent, and has at least 130 important monuments, including several pilgrimage sites for Hindus and Buddhists. | WIKI |
| There are seven World Heritage Sites within the valley. | WIKI |
| Historically, the valley and adjoining areas made up a confederation known as the Nepal Mandala. | WIKI |
| The majority of offices and headquarters are located in the valley, making it the economic hub of Nepal. | WIKI |
| The valley itself was referred to as "Nepal Proper" by British historians. | WIKI |
| Kathmandu is not the native name used by the indigenous Nepa people of the valley. | WIKI |
| The term "Nepa-al" means "land of the Nepa people" and was traditionally used to refer this valley. | WIKI |
| The Kathmandu Valley may have been inhabited as early as 300 BCE, since the oldest known objects in the valley date to a few hundred years BCE. | WIKI |
| The oldest firmly dated building in the earthquake-prone valley is over 2,000 years old. | WIKI |
| Four stupas around the city of Patan that are said to have been erected by a Charumati, a purported daughter of the Maurya emperor Ashoka, in the third century BCE, attest to the ancient history present within the valley. | WIKI |
| The Licchavis, whose earliest inscriptions date to 464, were the next rulers of the valley and had close ties with the Gupta Empire of India. | WIKI |
| The Mallas ruled the Kathmandu Valley and the surrounding area from the 12th until the 18th century CE, when the Shah dynasty of the Gorkha Kingdom under Prithvi Narayan Shah conquered the valley as he created present-day Nepal. | WIKI |
| His victory in the Battle of Kirtipur was the beginning of his conquest of the valley. | WIKI |
| The Newars are the indigenous inhabitants and the creators of the historic civilization of the valley. | WIKI |
| [6] They are understood to be the descendants of the various ethnic and racial groups that have inhabited and ruled the valley in the two-millennium history of the place. | WIKI |
| The valley's trademark is the multiple-roofed pagoda which may have originated in this area and spread to India, China, Indochina and Japan. | WIKI |
| At present, people from other parts of Nepal tend to migrate to the valley for a better life due to its high level of cultural and economic development. | WIKI |
| One story says that the God Manjusri cut a gorge at a valley called Kashapaal (later called Chobhar) with a sword called Chandrahrasha and drained away the waters in order to establish a habitable land. | WIKI |
| He then handed the drained valley to the Gopal Vansi people, who were nomadic cow herders. | WIKI |
| The valley is made up of the Kathmandu District, Lalitpur District and Bhaktapur District covering an area of 220 square miles (570xc2xa0km2). | WIKI |
| The valley consists of the municipal areas of Kathmandu, Patan, Bhaktapur, Kirtipur and Madhyapur Thimi; the remaining area is made up of a number of municipalities and rural municipalities (in Lalitpur district). | WIKI |
| The valley is a cultural and political hub of Nepal. | WIKI |
| This valley hosts a UNESCO World Heritage Site with seven preserved locations: the centers of the three primary cities, Kathmandu Hanuman Dhoka, Patan Durbar Square and Bhaktapur Durbar Square, the two most important Buddhist stupas, Swayambhunath and Boudhanath and two famous Hindu shrines, Pashupatinath temple and Changu Narayan. | WIKI |
| The 1500-year history of funerary architecture in the valley provides some of the finest examples of stone architecture found in the subcontinent. | WIKI |
| Kathmandu (NCT) xe0xa4x95xe0xa4xbexe0xa4xa0xe0xa4xaexe0xa4xbexe0xa4xa3xe0xa5x8dxe0xa4xa1xe0xa5x8c (xe0xa4xb0xe0xa4xbexe0xa4xb7xe0xa5x8dxe0xa4x9fxe0xa5x8dxe0xa4xb0xe0xa4xbfxe0xa4xaf xe0xa4xb0xe0xa4xbexe0xa4x9cxe0xa4xa7xe0xa4xbexe0xa4xa8xe0xa5x80 xe0xa4x95xe0xa5x8dxe0xa4xb7xe0xa5x87xe0xa4xa4xe0xa5x8dxe0xa4xb0)Proposed TerritoryKathmandu Valley (a separate territory)CountryNepalCapital TerritoryKathmanduAreaxc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0Total902.61xc2xa0km2 (348.50xc2xa0sqxc2xa0mi)Populationxc2xa0(2011)xc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0Total2,517,023 | WIKI |
| The religious ensemble of Swayambhu includes the oldest Buddhist monument (a stupa) in the Valley; that of Bauddhanath includes the largest stupa in Nepal; Pashupati has an extensive Hindu temple precinct, and Changu Narayan comprises traditional Newari settlement, and a Hindu temple complex with one of the earliest inscriptions in the Valley from the fifth century AD. | UNESCO |
| The cultural traditions of the multi ethnic people who settled in this remote Himalayan valley over the past two millennia, referred to as the Newars, is manifested in the unique urban society which boasts of one of the most highly developed craftsmanship of brick, stone, timber and bronze in the world. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (iv): The property is comprised of exceptional architectural typologies, ensembles and urban fabric illustrating the highly developed culture of the Valley, which reached an apogee between 1500 and 1800 AD. | UNESCO |