Katmandu

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Katmandu (Kathmandu) Capital of Nepal, situated c.1370m (4500ft) above sea level in a valley of the Himalayas. Founded in ad 723, it was independent from the 15th century to 1768, when Gurkhas captured it. Katmandu is Nepal's administrative, commercial, and religious centre. Pop. (2001) 696,852.