UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Nepal has four UNESCO World Heritage Sites in total, two cultural and two natural. The cultural listing for the Kathmandu Valley actually covers seven separate monument zones under a single designation, which is why you'll often see it described as "seven UNESCO sites" even though it's one official listing.

Cultural

  • Kathmandu Valley (one UNESCO listing, covering seven monument zones):
  • Kathmandu Durbar Square
  • Patan Durbar Square
  • Bhaktapur Durbar Square
  • Swayambhunath
  • Boudhanath Stupa
  • Pashupatinath
  • Changu Narayan
  • Lumbini, the birthplace of the Buddha (a separate, standalone listing)

Natural

  • Sagarmatha National Park, 1,148 km²
  • Chitwan National Park, 952.63 km² (the "Royal" prefix was dropped after the monarchy ended in 2008)