URBAN PLANNING HISTORY OF MEDIEVAL KIRTIPUR CITY, NEPAL
Kirtipur is a traditionally satellite town of Kathmandu, Spread in 14 hectares of land, located 5 km from the center of Kathmandu. In Nepali dialect Kirtipur means “a glorious town”. Different historical evidences provide strength to the ancient city. Kirtipur was founded by Sada Shiva Deva between 1099 AD and 1126 AD. During the reign of the Malla Kingdom in the 15th century the city was developed for human settlement.
The town is an ancient town, which consists of remarkable historical values and ethics. It is still an open museum of religion, culture and tradition and glorious work of Newari crafts and architecture. With majority of Newari community, the city house about 43.000 people approximately according to the data of year 2003. Kirtipur town is harmonically convergence of Buddhist and Hindus.
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The entire credit goes to: Abushan, Damodar, Pusp and Raman along with entire references.
