Kirtipur

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Kirtipur is a city in Nepal.

The name Kirtipur comes from Kirti (Glory) and pur (city).

Location: Kathmandu valley, 5 km south-west of the Kathmandu.
Population : around 50,000

[edit] History

In 1826 B.S.(?) (Nepalese Calendar) it was annexed to the kingdom of Nepal by King Prithvi Narayan Shah in his third attempt.

Tribhuvan University is situated in Kirtipur.

This was the site of inspirational peaceful demonstration of the people in the 2006 mass uprising that overthrew the powers of the king. It is considered as an anti monarchy city due to its bitter history against the Shah dynasty whose modern founder conquered the city insultingly to be followed by negligence of the administration and development by subsequent rulers.