Chandragiri Hill ( Nepali: चन्द्रागिरी ) is seven kilometres from

Thankot Thankot is a village and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Chandragiri Municipality in Kathmandu District in Province No. 3 of central Nepal. It lies in the lap of Chandragiri Hill Chandragiri ( kn, ಚಂದ್ರಗ ...

, and lies on the south-west side of

Kathmandu Valley The Kathmandu Valley ( ne, काठमाडौं उपत्यका; also known as the Nepal Valley or Nepa Valley ( ne, नेपाः उपत्यका, Nepal Bhasa: 𑐣𑐾𑐥𑐵𑑅 𑐐𑐵𑑅, नेपाः गाः)), ...

which is 2551 metres above sea level. The hill provides panoramic views of Kathmandu Valley and the Himalayan ranges from Annapurna to Everest. Chandragiri hill has cable car system to reach up to the temple of BhaleshworMahadev. Chandragiri is the place from which Prithivi Narayan Shah decided to attack during the war between Ranas and Nepalese.

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* Kathmandu District Landforms of Nepal Hills of Nepal {{Nepal-geo-stub