Kathmandu Valley

The Kathmandu Valley is one of the ancient valley of Asia. It is located in heart of Nepal.
As we describe the Kathmandu Valley it consists of major three cities Kathmandu the capital and the hugest city of Nepal, Latipur the city of ancient Wood carving and Bhaktapur the oldest city of them all which covers an area about 220 square miles.

The Valley consists over 130 monuments which includes both the pilgrimages for Hindus and Buddhists. There are seven UNESCO World Heritage Sites within this valley.
i. The Temple of Pashupatinath
ii.The Stupa of Swyambhunath
iii.The Stupa of Boudhanath
iv.Kathmandu Durbar Square
v. Lalitpur Durbar Square
vi. Bhaktapur Durbar Square
vii. The Temple of ChanguNarayan

 The city of Kathmandu is named after a structure in Durbar Square called Kasthamandap.

The Kathmandu Valley may have been inhabited as early as 300 BCE, since the oldest known objects in the valley date to a few hundred years BCE; though the oldest firmly dated building in the earthquake-prone valley is almost 1,992 years old. 

The Newars are generally acknowledged to be the indigenous inhabitants of the valley who have inhabited and ruled the valley until been annexed by the Gorkha Shah Empire.