Dhulikhel
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Place details
- Locality
- धुलिखेल
- Region
- बागमती प्रदेश
- Country
- नेपाल
- Population
- 16,263
- Timezone
- Asia/Kathmandu
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Dhulikhel
- Settlement.other_name
- Shikhalapur
- Settlement.native_name
- धौख्यः
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality/Town Hill station
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Panoramic view of the Great Himalayan Range from Dhulikhel, Nepal in 2025.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.image_caption
- The Great Himalayan view from Dhulikhel, in 2025
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Nepal
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Nepal
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Nepal
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Bagmati
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Kavrepalanchok
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Demographics
- Educational institutions
- State of residency
- Touristic activities
- The Old Town
- Temples
- Vicinity attractions
- Popular Figures
- Media
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
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Dhulikhel (Nepal Bhasa: dhau_khya )is a municipality in Kavrepalanchok District of Nepal. Two major highways, the B.P. Highway and the Araniko Highway pass through Dhulikhel. Araniko Highway connects Kathmandu, Nepal's capital city with Tibet's border town of Kodari. Dhulikhel is located at the Eastern rim of Kathmandu Valley, south of the Himalayas at 1550m above sea level and is situated 30 km southeast of Kathmandu and 74 km southwest of Kodari. The majority of people in Dhulikhel are Newars, and Brahmin, Chhettri, Tamang and Dalit are also living in outer area of the town. Drinking water in Dhulikhel is some of the best water in Nepal. It was made with the help of the German NGO German Technical Cooperation.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dhulikhel” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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