A postcard from Bhaktapur (Hsu)
  • A postcard from Bhaktapur (Hsu)
  • A postcard from Bhaktapur (Hsu)

A postcard from Bhaktapur (Hsu)

6 959Km

Date of dispatch : 2014-11-24

Postcard # 1072

Country: Nepal

Bhaktapur, literally translates to Place of devotees. It is redeemed as the 'cultural gem'. Also known as Bhadgaon or Khwopa, it is an ancient Newar city in the east corner of the Kathmandu ValleyNepal, about eight miles from the capital city, Kathmandu. It is located in Bhaktapur District in the Bagmati ZoneBhaktapur was the largest of the three Newa kingdoms of the Kathmandu Valley, and was the capital of Nepal during the great "Malla "Kingdom until the second half of the 15th century.