Tilaurakot
Tilaurakot is a neighborhood in Kapilvastu Municipality in Kapilvastu District, in the Lumbini Province of southern Nepal. Previously it was a Village development committee. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5684 people living in 944 individual households. It is situated 25 kilometers (15.5 mi) northwest of the Maya Devi Temple in Lumbini, and 4.5 kilometers (2.8 mi) southeast of Nigali Sagar in Nigalihawa.
Tilaurakot
तिलौराकोट | |
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The east gate at the Tilaurakot archaeological site. | |
Tilaurakot Location in Province Tilaurakot Tilaurakot (Nepal) Tilaurakot Tilaurakot (South Asia) | |
| Coordinates: 27.58°N 83.08°E | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Province | Lumbini Province |
| District | Kapilvastu District |
| Municipality | Kapilvastu Municipality |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 5,684 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time) |
| Pilgrimage to |
| Buddha's Holy Sites |
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Tilaurakot may be the location of the ancient Shakyan city of Kapilavastu, where Gautama Buddha spent the first 29 years of his life. The site was listed as a UNESCO tentative site in 1996 by the Nepalese government.
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