Lalitpur

Patan, Lalitpur Metropolitan City, is one of the largest cities in Nepal and is located just across the Bagmati river from Kathmandu. Confusingly, it is also known as Lalitpur, both names deriving from the Sanskrit "Lalitapattan". Wikivoyage

Population 513,200 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Nepal

• 100PolicePolice
• 101FireFire
• 102AmbulanceAmbulance

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Nepal

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

• Patan Durbar Square Attraction · 630 m
• Central Zoo Zoo · 970 m
• Kayagunani Jya Attraction · 480 m
• Statue of Hanuman Monument · 580 m
• Statue of Ganesh Monument · 580 m
• Statue of Narsingha Monument · 590 m
• Taleju Bell Attraction · 590 m
• Statue of Ganga Monument · 600 m

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Eating nearby

• Burger 1
• Regional 1
• Chinese 1
• Korean 1

All 20 places to eat

Getting around

• Lagankhel Bus Park 430 m
• sundhara taxi stand 780 m
• Patan Transportation System 1.0 km
• Micro Bus Station 1.6 km
• Nakkhu bus stop 1.7 km
• khari booat 1.7 km

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