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'''[[Nepal|Nepal's]] cultural heritage''' includes archaeological sites, temples, monasteries, shrines, tombs, buildings, residences, monuments, and places of worship. |
'''[[Nepal|Nepal's]] cultural heritage''' includes archaeological sites, temples, monasteries, shrines, tombs, buildings, residences, monuments, and places of worship. |
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The Ancient Monument Protection Act 1956 (Prachin Smarak Samrakshan Ain 2013 BS) has defined monuments as “Any temple, monument, house, Devalaya, Shivalaya, muth, monastery, vihar, stoopa etc that is older than 100 years and has historical significance is monument.” |
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Nepal's cultural heritage includes archaeological sites, temples, monasteries, shrines, tombs, buildings, residences, monuments, and places of worship. The Ancient Monument Protection Act 1956 (Prachin Smarak Samrakshan Ain 2013 BS) has defined monuments as “Any temple, monument, house, Devalaya, Shivalaya, muth, monastery, vihar, stoopa etc that is older than 100 years and has historical significance is monument.” [1]
In 2013, the Department of Archaeology published a list of notified protected archaeological sites and monuments of Nepal.[2] The list contains many sites from across the 75 districts of Nepal.
List of cultural heritage sites zone wise
The following are the zone-wise lists of cultural heritage sites in the country:
References
- ^ The Ancient Monument Protection Act 1956 (Prachin Smarak Samrakshan Ain 2013 BS)
- ^ "List Of Monuments In Nepal" (PDF). Nepali Monuments (in Nepali). Digital Himalaya. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
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Notes
The list of monuments is based on data from the Government of Nepal, Department of Archaeology. Some prominent monuments' names are missing.