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Short History: Nagarkot is
indeed a fort situated to the east from Kathamandu valley. According to the legend
Kathmandu valley was a lake, Manjushree, one of the Gods of Mahayana and Bajrayana
Buddhism, had the first glance of the lake from Mahamandap Giri, the Himalayan foothill of
Nagarkot. He then cut open and drained the lake in the south of the valley at Chobar gorge
(the gorge is still there). Then, he built Swayambhunath Stupa on the lap of the Mt.
Nagarjuna. In every spring there is a festival to celebrate the arrival of Lord Manjushree
at Bageshoree Temple in Kathmandu.
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Nepal: Nepal is all
most like the Switzerland in Europe both in terms of the mountains and human settlement.
People from all over Asia, specially from the South Asia, the Southeast Asia, Tibet and
some part of China came to Nepal thousands of years before the formation of the present
Nepal. Back then there were many many small mountain kingdoms. The founder of the modern
Nepal, the king Prithivi Narayan Shah who attempted to unify all small kingdoms first
captured 'Naldum Fort' at Nagarkot in order to conquer the Mallas of Kathmandu valley, the
king of four powerful kingdoms: Patan, Bhadgoan, Kathmandu and Kritipur.
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Summer Retreat:
Nagarkot has been the favorite summer resort and retreat for kings and maharajas. On the
occasion of the king Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev's coronation in 1975 the road to
Nagarkot was reconstructed for the royal guests to witness the most spectacular sunrise
and sunset over the Himalayas. Nagarkot offers the view of Mt. Everest, and other peaks
over 8,000 m. with panorama stretching over 300 km.
Located at the top at an altitude of 2,000 m (7,000 ft.) in Nagarkot, 'The Fort Resort: the first class resort hotel' offers an
unobstructed panoramic view of the Majestic Himalayas including Mt. Everest and some other
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