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Nuwakot,
a Historical Hill Town |
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Nepal Tourist Destinations |
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AUTHOR: Richard
K Rotto - USA
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| Nuwakot |
| Nuwakot is a small, still merely ignored town, which used to be quite a historic
place, when King Prithvi Narayan Shah, the unifier of modern Nepal, planned
and launched several unification campaigns from there. Situated closed
to Trisuli Bazar (North West from Kathmandu), there's only a very few people
taking the opportunity to visit this place, making it a very preserved
area (though lacking resources to maintain the buildings). |
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Interesting,
very quiet and peaceful places, beneficiating from beautiful views of the
Trisuli valley are seen. Nuwakot was the ancient trade center between Nepal
and Tibet.
A
pagoda style building popularly known as the seven story Palace and the
temple of Taleju Bhawani and Bhairabi stand as the landmark of Nuwakot
and it was built shortly after the King Prithvi Narayan Shahs arrival.
With its strategic hilltop view the convergence the Tadi and Trisuli Rivers
to the south and serving as a hate keeper to the main trade route north
onto Tibet via Kerung.
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| Nuwakot |
| A
trip to Nuwakot along the mountain highway, Trisuli Road, is rewarding
with views of green forests on one side and terraced cultivation on the
other. The road to Nuwakot begins from Kathmandu and terminates at Bidur
where the road to Nuwakot bifurcates. The vehicles can go right up to the
top of Nuwakot. It takes about two hours to reach Nuwakot by car from Kathmandu. |
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There are frequent bus and other vehicle services from Thamel to Nuwakot.
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| Courtesy of
Association for Tourism, Nepal |
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