Besides Lalitpur (Patan), Thimi and the village of Bhaktapur , Kirtipur is also one of the four most important Newar settlements in the Kathmandu valley. Objects of interest in the village and its vincinity are surprisingly manifold. Together with the rituals and customs kept alive everywhere by the inhabitants the tourist may gets a profound insight into the Newar-culture. It is a lucky chance that Kirtipur did not fall victim to the mass tourism yet. This makes the place so specially worth seeing for the few visitors.
In the following only the most important objects of interest are listed. The one who is going for a stroll through the narrow lanes of the village will discover uncountable additional sights.
Languages of kirtipur
Nepal Bhasa (नेपाल भाषा, also known as Newah Bhaye and Newari) is one of the major languages of Nepal. As kirtipur is an ancient city in Nepal. It is located in Kathmandu District of Bagmati Zone 5 km south-west of the Kathmandu. It is one of the five municipalities of the Kathmandu Valley.
Originally a Newari foundation, Kirtipur is still a centre of Newari culture. It has been merged with surrounding villages to form the municipality of Kirtipur with a population of around 50,000. It consists of many temples, Gumbas and Churches too. Due to the presence of Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur is also popular area for out-of-town students and professors to rent houses and they are major contributors to the local economy. Relationship between the locals and the non-locals is generally harmonious. People of kirtipur are mostly newars and newari languages are mostly used in this town. There are also many non locals who speak either their mother tongue like nepali , hindi, rai, sherpas, etc. But mostly newari language is used as it is dominated by newari people. The small part of newari song is:
घाः जुयाः जक ख्वइगु खः झी
स्याःगुलिं सः तइगु खःझी मसीनि !
Kirtipur is the one of the most famous historic place in Nepal. The ethnic group in Kirtipur is Newar. The Kirtipur is dominated by Newars but there are also other ethnics like Brahmins, Chhettries, Buddhists, Hindus, Rais, and so on. The Kirtipur is situated at 1414 meters high from the sea level. From top point of Kirtipur, people can view the Kathmandu Valley clearly. On the North of Kirtipur there we can see the Langtang (7234 m.), Dorje Lhakpa (6637 m.), Gauri Shanker (7134 m.) and other Himalayas. Recently a open musuem is started by local people of Nepal where one can enjoy tipical Newari Food. There we can find many ancient arts, esstetial things used in daily life of newari people etc.
There are 2 important temples Bagh Bhairab, Umamaheshwor and 1 Stupa Chilancho Bihar, 1 Mahayani Gumba and 1 Hinayani Boudh Bihar.
In the following only the most important objects of interest are listed. The one who is going for a stroll through the narrow lanes of the village will discover uncountable additional sights.
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Languages of kirtipur
Nepal Bhasa (नेपाल भाषा, also known as Newah Bhaye and Newari) is one of the major languages of Nepal. As kirtipur is an ancient city in Nepal. It is located in Kathmandu District of Bagmati Zone 5 km south-west of the Kathmandu. It is one of the five municipalities of the Kathmandu Valley.
Originally a Newari foundation, Kirtipur is still a centre of Newari culture. It has been merged with surrounding villages to form the municipality of Kirtipur with a population of around 50,000. It consists of many temples, Gumbas and Churches too. Due to the presence of Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur is also popular area for out-of-town students and professors to rent houses and they are major contributors to the local economy. Relationship between the locals and the non-locals is generally harmonious. People of kirtipur are mostly newars and newari languages are mostly used in this town. There are also many non locals who speak either their mother tongue like nepali , hindi, rai, sherpas, etc. But mostly newari language is used as it is dominated by newari people. The small part of newari song is:
घाः जुयाः जक ख्वइगु खः झी
स्याःगुलिं सः तइगु खःझी मसीनि !
झी मसीनि !धइगु चिं जक ब्वैगु खः
Ethnic groups of Kirtipur
Ethnic groups of Kirtipur
Kirtipur is the one of the most famous historic place in Nepal. The ethnic group in Kirtipur is Newar. The Kirtipur is dominated by Newars but there are also other ethnics like Brahmins, Chhettries, Buddhists, Hindus, Rais, and so on. The Kirtipur is situated at 1414 meters high from the sea level. From top point of Kirtipur, people can view the Kathmandu Valley clearly. On the North of Kirtipur there we can see the Langtang (7234 m.), Dorje Lhakpa (6637 m.), Gauri Shanker (7134 m.) and other Himalayas. Recently a open musuem is started by local people of Nepal where one can enjoy tipical Newari Food. There we can find many ancient arts, esstetial things used in daily life of newari people etc.
There are 2 important temples Bagh Bhairab, Umamaheshwor and 1 Stupa Chilancho Bihar, 1 Mahayani Gumba and 1 Hinayani Boudh Bihar.
