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Bhaktapur

American  
[buhk-tuh-poor] / ˈbʌk təˌpʊər /

noun

  1. a city in E central Nepal, near Kathmandu.


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Videos posted on social media showed damage to the home of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli in Balakot, Bhaktapur, who resigned on Tuesday.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2025

From there, we visited Bhaktapur, one of the ancient city-states of the Kathmandu Valley.

From New York Times • Jan. 14, 2016

Sites like Bhaktapur, the third of Kathmandu’s famous palace squares, will come back better than ever – and earthquake-proof.

From The Guardian • Jul. 4, 2015

Several other famous heritage sites in Kathmandu and the surrounding area were also damaged in the quake, but Bhaktapur was always described as the most pristine, attractive and developed historic location.

From Washington Post • May 2, 2015

For a trip out of the city, Bhaktapur, about 30 minutes away, is a quiet change of pace with cobblestone streets and a photogenic—and less-crowded—Durbar Square surrounded by mountains.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2010

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