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Fun fact 2 about Kathmandu

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According to legends, all the timber used to build the pagoda Kasthamandap was obtained from a single tree.

Kathmandu
Nepal
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Kathmandu

Nepal

Country
Nepal
Population
1.4M
Coordinates
27.72, 85.32
226th most populous city in the world

Kathmandu is the capital and largest city of Nepal, situated in the central part of the country within the Kathmandu Valley. The city is in Kathmandu District. Kathmandu is the main governmental, financial, industrial, and cultural centre of Nepal.

From the “Etymology” section

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Photo: Gerd Eichmann · CC BY-SA 4.0