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Katmandu

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Kath·man·du also Kat·man·du  (ktmn-d, kätmän-)
The capital and largest city of Nepal, in the central part of the country in the eastern Himalaya Mountains. It was founded c. 723 and was a Gurkha capital from 1768 until the late 18th century. Population: 671,000.
Katmandu, Kathmandu [ˌkætmænˈduː]
n
(Placename) the capital of Nepal, in the east at the confluence of the Baghmati and Vishnumati Rivers. Pop.: 701 499 (2000 est.)
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Noun1.KatmanduKatmandu - the capital and largest city of Nepal
capital of Nepal, Kathmandu
Kingdom of Nepal, Nepal - a small landlocked Asian country high in the Himalayas between India and China


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