Sagarmatha National Park
NaturalInscribed 1979
Protects Mount Everest and the Khumbu — dramatic mountains, glaciers and Sherpa culture.
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UNESCO Sites
Nepal
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Four inscriptions span Nepal's range — two cultural, two natural. Two protect great mountains and jungle; two hold the living temples of the Kathmandu Valley and the birthplace of the Buddha.
Kathmandu Valley
CulturalInscribed 1979
Seven monument zones — three royal Durbar Squares and four great temples and stupas.
Seven monument zones
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Chitwan National Park
NaturalInscribed 1984
The last major lowland Terai habitat for the one-horned rhino and Bengal tiger.
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Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha
CulturalInscribed 1997
Where Queen Maya Devi gave birth to Siddhartha Gautama — marked by the Ashoka Pillar and the Maya Devi Temple.
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Listings per the UNESCO World Heritage Centre (kidschooler.com-curated).