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Kathmandu

Capital of Nepal

Watercolour of Kathmandu, Nepal. Broad view of the dense Kathmandu Valley city, its historic rooftops and green foothills under clear atmospheric depth, with Swayambhunath.
AI-generated artistic rendering. Painted from written research on the city's setting, architecture and materials — not from a photograph.
What guided this image
Landmarks
Swayambhunath
Palette
Green should be prominent in vegetation and the overall visual impression.
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Not a fictional or generic city
Population1,442,271Wikidata: 845,767
Coordinates27.70°N, 85.32°E
Elevation1,300 m
Area49,450,000 km²
Time zoneAsia/KathmanduUTC+5:45
Solar noon12:04clock runs 0.1 h ahead of the sun

Through the Earth

Dig straight through the Earth from Kathmandu and you surface in open ocean, nearest to Hanga Roa, Chile — 1,455 km from the exact antipodal point.

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ThimphuBT427 km
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LucknowIN445 km
RangpurBD446 km
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RanchiIN485 km

Twinned cities

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