Cities and bazaar towns of Nepal

21 places of this kind across 20 districts of Nepal, from the Himal to the Terai. Filter by province or belt, or open any dot on the map.

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21 places

City & bazaar

Lukla

Solukhumbu, Koshi Province

Gateway to Everest, with the famous short, sloping runway of Tenzing–Hillary Airport.

Hidden gem

City & bazaar

Salleri, Phaplu and Chiwong

Solukhumbu, Koshi Province

The green Solu valley below the Khumbu: the district headquarters, an airstrip, apple orchards and the clifftop Chiwong monastery.

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Phidim

Panchthar, Koshi Province

The hill bazaar of Panchthar on the Mechi Highway, a base for Limbu villages and the ridges towards Pathibhara.

City & bazaar

Dhankuta

Dhankuta, Koshi Province

A tidy hill town of stone-paved lanes and old houses on a ridge between the Tamor and Arun rivers.

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Bhojpur

Bhojpur, Koshi Province

A Rai hill town whose blacksmiths forge some of Nepal's finest khukuri knives.

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Diktel and Rawa valley

Khotang, Koshi Province

Khotang's ridge-top headquarters, the heart of Rai culture, with the Sakela dance performed each spring and autumn.

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Okhaldhunga and Rumjatar

Okhaldhunga, Koshi Province

A quiet ridge town with a long view of the Everest range, the flat airstrip-plateau of Rumjatar and orange orchards.

City & bazaar

Biratnagar

Morang, Koshi Province

Capital of Koshi Province and birthplace of Nepal's industry and of several prime ministers.

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Dharan

Sunsari, Koshi Province

A lively city at the foot of the hills, known for its Gurkha heritage, food, and the temples of Budha Subba and Dantakali.

City & bazaar

Rajbiraj

Saptari, Madhesh Province

Nepal's first planned town, laid out on a grid in the 1930s around a central square.

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Malangwa and the Sarlahi plains

Sarlahi, Madhesh Province

A quiet border town among mango groves and sugar-cane fields, with the Bagmati river and Chure forests nearby.

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Gaur

Rautahat, Madhesh Province

Rautahat's old border town between the Bagmati and Lalbakaiya rivers, a crossroads of Bhojpuri and Bajjika culture.

City & bazaar

Birgunj

Parsa, Madhesh Province

Nepal's commercial gateway to India, with a landmark clock tower and the Gahawa Mai temple.

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Thamel and the old bazaars

Kathmandu, Bagmati Province

Kathmandu's traveller quarter, and a walk south through Asan and Indra Chowk, the city's oldest market streets.

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Manthali and the Sunkoshi valley

Ramechhap, Bagmati Province

Ramechhap's riverside headquarters, now the main airport for Lukla flights, where the Tamakoshi meets the Sunkoshi.

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Pokhara

Kaski, Gandaki Province

Nepal's adventure capital and tourism capital, where the Annapurnas rise just 30 km from the lakeshore.

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Besisahar and Lamjung Durbar

Lamjung, Gandaki Province

Lamjung's headquarters and the traditional start of the Annapurna Circuit, below the old hilltop palace of the Lamjung kings.

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Tansen

Palpa, Lumbini Province

A hill-town of cobbled streets, Newar houses and dhaka weavers, capital of the old Palpa kingdom.

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Nepalgunj and Bageshwari

Banke, Lumbini Province

The busy border city that is the hub for flights into Karnali, with the Bageshwari shrine at its heart.

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Bhimdatta and the Mahakali

Kanchanpur, Sudurpashchim Province

Nepal's westernmost city on the Mahakali river border, with the long Dodhara–Chandani suspension bridge nearby.

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Dhangadhi

Kailali, Sudurpashchim Province

The largest city of the far west and its main airport, a lively border town with Tharu villages all around.