Situated at an altitude of 1,401 m,  Bhaktapur covers  an area  of  four square miles.
 Bhaktapur  or  "the City of  Devotees"  still retains  the  medieval  charm  and visitors to
 this ancient town are treated with  myriad wondersof cultural and artistic achievements.
 The  past  glory  of  the  Malla rulers  continue to  be    reflected  at the  Durbar   Square. 
Pottery  and  weaving  are  its  traditional  industries.  The  city  lies  about  14   km east 
of Kathmandu.

     Bhaktapur drapes  across an east-west fold in the  valley, its southern fringe  sliding 
down towards the sluggish Hanumante   River. Owing to a long-term westward drift, the 
city hastwo centres (residents   of the two   halves  stage a  boisterous tug- of-war during
 the city'sannual Bisket festival}  and three main squares. In the west, Durbar Square and 
Taumadhi Toldominate the    post - fifteenth  -  century city, while TachapalTol presides 
over the older east end.