May 29, 2016
EARLY SETTLEMENT IN PATAN
EARLY SETTLEMENT IN PATAN
Patan (Sanskrit: पाटन Pātan, Newar: यल Yala) is the third largest city of Nepal after Kathmandu and Pokhara and it is located in the south-central part of Kathmandu Valley. Patan is also known as Manigal. Patan, Yala and Lalitpur are more common and equally used. Patan represents a simplification of Lalitpattana, and since the 17th century has been used mainly by outsiders and even the Newari…
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