Durbar Marg or Durbarmarg (; informally known as ''King's way'') is a broad, long avenue in the

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. It can be considered the heart of the city, akin to the

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and the chief avenues of many capitals. As it leads to the

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of Narayanhiti, it is also known the King's Way among foreigners, Durbar meaning, as in the

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, a royal gathering or court. It is a major tourist draw, vying with

Thamel Thamel () is a commercial neighborhood located in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. The name comes from Tha Bahi (थ: बहि), indicating its root origin to have come from the Newa community, the indigenous people of Kathmandu Valley. Tha Bahi ...

. It is flanked by luxury hotels (e.g. Hotel Del' Annapurna), restaurants serving international cuisine, global shopping brand outlets in refined centres including expensive boutiques, travel agencies, a couple of embassies, commercial banking headquarters, and premium real estate such as international airline offices.

Location/History

A statue of

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, father of

King Birendra Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (; 29 December 1945 – 1 June 2001) was King of Nepal from 1972 until his assassination in 2001. Early life and education Birendra was born at the Narayanhiti Royal Palace in Kathmandu as the eldest son of th ...

stands in the center of the roundabout at the junction of Durbar Marg with

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maintained by Hotel Del' Annapurna. The ancient settlement of Jamal was a victim of the Ranas' enthusiasm for building. The rulers seized land from farmers and

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, demolishing an old ''bahal'' to make way for the new road. The ''bahal'', one time abode of the 'White (''Sveta'') Matsyendranath', stood where a god image had been found in a field, an event commemorated every year at the ''

Jana Baha Dyah Jatra Jana Bahā Dyaḥ Jātrā () is the chariot procession of Jana Baha Dyah, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, which is held annually in Kathmandu. It begins on the 8th day and ends on the 10th day of the bright fortnight of Chaulā (चौला), th ...

''. ''Sveta Matsyendranath'' chariot is assembled and driven three times round the spot over which the statue of King Mahendra now presides. Also on Durbar Marg, the greater part of which was built during the Rana era, are the campus of Tri-Chandra College and a mosque used by the valley's Muslim minority. Recently, the Royal Palace was turned into a public museum immediately after the country was declared a

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and the surge in the construction activities in the region. Durbar Marg is a central junction for the road connecting

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and Thamel, Bhat-Bhateni and Baluwatar, New Road and

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and Putali Sadak and Kamaladi. Durbar Marg is one of the best maintained and cleanest places in the Kathmandu valley, and a green belt has been created in the side way.

Narayanhiti Palace Museum The Narayanhiti Palace Museum () is a public museum in Kathmandu, Nepal located east of the Kaiser Mahal and next to Thamel. The museum was created in 2008 from the complex of the former Narayanhiti Palace (or Narayanhiti Durbar) following the ...

, luxury hotels, shopping malls, discos, pubs and famous branded showroom's have been a special feature of Durbar Marg.

Restaurants

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and HotBread * Italian Pizza and Ice Cream * Wimpys Kings Burger Pvt. Ltd. *

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* Trisara * Regal Flavors Restro & Bar

Banks and offices

Kumari Bank Limited Kumari Bank Limited is one of the leading commercial banks in Nepal. History Kumari Bank Limited came into existence as the fifteenth commercial bank of Nepal, starting banking operations from Chaitra 21, 2057 B.S (April 3, 2001) with an obje ...

Nepal Investment Mega Bank Nepal Investment Mega Bank Limited(NIMB) is one of the leading commercial banks of Nepal. Previously known as Nepal Investment Bank Ltd., the bank was established in 1986 as a joint venture between Nepalese and Credit Agricole Indosuez. The Nepale ...

* State Bank of India - Nepal (SBI) *

Nabil Bank Nabil Bank, (; formerly known as Nepal Arab Bank Limited, is the first foreign joint venture commercial bank in Nepal, established in 1984. It provides a wide range of commercial banking services, including branch banking, treasury, trade, ca ...

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* Baleno *

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* Manakamana Network Communication * Citizens Bank International Limited

Shopping centers and shopping stores

* Sherpa Mall * Square Mall * Woodland Complex *

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. * Brand stores: Zara, Benetton,

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, Cartier, etc. * EvoStore:

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Art galleries and furniture

Curio Concern
* The Curio Gallery * Melange Home Incentives * Antique House of Khanal & Sons * Archies Gallery, Durbarmarg

Clubs and bars

* Club Platinum * Club Ozone Streets in Kathmandu