[{SlideShowNav}] !!!Kathmandu Valley [{Image src='046-tal-von-kathmandu_Kathmandu_Valley.jpg' caption='Kathmandu Valley, March 2015, © [Bernd Mader|Infos_zum_AF/Editorial_Board/Mader,_Professor_Mag._Dr_Bernd_(Pharmazie,_Volkskunde)]' alt='Kathmandu Valley' class='image_left' width='900' height='675'}] The valley covers an area of 570 km%%sup 2/% (220 square miles) and was accorded the status of World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1979. The valley is the cultural and political hub of Nepal. [{Metadata Suchbegriff='Kathmandu Valley'}] [{SET customtitle='Kathmandu Valley (2)'}]