This is a list of monuments in Sarlahi District, Nepal as officially recognized by and available through the website of the Department of Archaeology, Nepal.

Sarlahi is a district of Province No. 2 bordered to the west with Bagmati River. The Ancient Monument Protection Act of Nepal 1956 has defined monuments as structure older than 100 years and having historical, cultural importance.[1] According to Nepal Census 2011 about 85.56% people follow Hindu religion in this district.[2] So as the population the monumental sites of this district is dominated by Hindu temples and shrines. Among all the monuments Murtiya is a ruin of unidentified temple.[3][4][5][6][7]

List of monuments

ID Name Type Location District Coordinates Image
NP-SAR-01 Jalakeshwor Mahadev[8] Pattharkot Sarlahi 27°04′17″N 85°39′11″E / 27.0713°N 85.6531°E / 27.0713; 85.6531 (SL. No. NP-SAR-01)
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NP-SAR-02 Sarlahi Devi Temple[8] Hempur Sarlahi 26°57′09″N 85°30′48″E / 26.9526°N 85.5134°E / 26.9526; 85.5134 (SL. No. NP-SAR-02)
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NP-SAR-03 Tarkeshwor Mahadev Temple Malangawa Sarlahi 26°51′18″N 85°33′32″E / 26.8549°N 85.5588°E / 26.8549; 85.5588 (SL. No. NP-SAR-03)
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NP-SAR-04 Jungamukteswar Temple Farhathawa Sarlahi
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NP-SAR-05 Sant Malang Baba Temple Malangwa Sarlahi
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NP-SAR-06 Murtiya Archeological Site[3] Murtiya -3 Sarlahi 27°01′40″N 85°28′56″E / 27.0279°N 85.4823°E / 27.0279; 85.4823 (SL. No. NP-SAR-06)
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See also

References

  1. Government of Nepal, Law Books Management Committee (1956). प्राचीन स्मारक संरक्षण ऐन २०१३ [Ancient Monument Protection Act 1956] (in Nepali). Kathmandu: Government of Nepal, Law Books Management Committee.
  2. "National Population and Housing Census 2011" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-09-02.
  3. 1 2 "Revisiting Kathmandu" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-09-02.
  4. His Majesty's Government of Nepal, Law Books Management Committee (1990). प्राचीन स्मारक संरक्षण नियमावली २०४६ [Ancient Monument Protection Rule 1990] (PDF) (in Nepali). Kathmandu: His Majesty's Government of Nepal, Law Books Management Committee.
  5. Dāsa, Harikānta Lāla (2003). Saptarī Jillākā pramukha sāṃskr̥tika sthalaharu: eka adhyayana : laghuanusandhānakārya (in Nepali). Nepāla Rājakīya Prajñā-Pratishṭhāna.
  6. Viśva sampadā sūcīmā Nepālakā sampadāharū (in Nepali). Śrī 5 ko Sarakāra, Sūcanā tathā Sañcāra Mantrālaya, Sūcanā Vibhāga. 2000.
  7. Ancient Nepal (in Nepali). The Department. 2006.
  8. 1 2 "सर्लाही जिल्लाको वस्तु स्थिती विवरण" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-09-02.
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