Swayambhunath (Kathmandu)
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tower, buddhist temple
Swayambhunath (Devnagari: स्वयम्भूनाथ स्तुप; sometimes romanized Swoyambhunath) is an ancient religious complex atop a hill in the Kathmandu Valley, west of Kathmandu city. It is also known as the Monkey Temple as there are holy monkeys living in parts of the temple in the north-west. The Tibetan name for the site means 'Sublime Trees' (Wylie:Phags.pa Shing.kun), for the many varieties of trees found on the hill. However, Shing.kun may be a corruption of the local Newari name for the complex, Singgu, meaning 'self-sprung'. Swayambhunath is one of the most sacred sites of Buddhist pilgrimage in Nepal, second only to Boudhanath.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swayambhunath
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Coordinates: 27°42'54"N 85°17'25"E
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- C.M.Science College 184 km
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- BSNL Tower 586 km
- Hutch Tower 586 km
- AirTel Tower 587 km
- sumit 618 km
- PDB Tower 624 km
- Army Hospital Block 0.4 km
- Chau mati 0.7 km
- Chamati area 0.8 km
- Jodha: Area (Sano Bharyang, Swoyambhu)-jyaps 0.8 km
- Bhakku Bhairabko Paltan 0.8 km
- Armed police force headquarters 0.9 km
- Chamati 0.9 km
- Army's armoured car unit 1.2 km
- Barrack 1.3 km
- Durga Nagar Colony 1.9 km
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