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ID: 1083263
Page Link:
http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/1083263
Record Type:
administrative
Bhaktapur (inhabited place)
Coordinates:
Lat: 27 41 00 N
degrees minutes
Lat: 27.6833
decimal degrees
Long: 085 25 00 E
degrees minutes
Long: 85.4167
decimal degrees
Note:
Founded by Rājā Ananda Malla 9th century; main settlement in Nepal Valley for 200 years; taken by Gurkhas 1769; noted for many temples, including the Najatapola Dewai (18th century) and a temple to Bhairava, guarded by 2 copper-gilt singhas.
Names:
Bhaktapur
(
preferred
,
C
,
V
)
Bhatgaon
(
C
,
O
)
Bhādgāon
(
C
,
O
)
Bhādgaon
(
C
,
O
)
Bhadgaon
(
C
,
O
)
Hierarchical Position:
World
(facet)
....
Asia
(continent) (
P
)
........
Nepal
(nation) (
P
)
............
Bagmati Province
(province) (
P,
U
)
................
Bhaktapur
(inhabited place) (
P
)
Place Types:
inhabited place (
preferred
,
C
)
............
founded 865
town (
C
)
Sources and Contributors:
Bhādgāon..........
[
VP
]
.................
Rand McNally Atlas (1994)
I-19
Bhādgaon..........
[
VP
]
.................
Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988)
II, 184
Bhadgaon..........
[
VP
]
.................
Canby, Historic Places (1984)
I, 101
Bhaktapur..........
[
VP Preferred
]
....................
Canby, Historic Places (1984)
I, 101
....................
Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988)
II, 184
....................
NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
Bhatgaon..........
[
VP
]
.................
NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
Subject:
.....
[
VP
]
..................
Canby, Historic Places (1984)
I, 101
..................
Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988)
II, 184
..................
NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
..................
Rand McNally Atlas (1994)
I-19
Note:
English
..........
[
VP
]
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