New Road of Kathmandu

New Road (Nepali: नयाँ सडक, Nepal Bhasa: न्हु सडक) is the financial hub and a busy high street in Kathmandu, Nepal. It refers to a two lane street in the center of Kathmandu, as well as the surrounding neighborhood. It is one of the busiest marketplaces in the city. Being near the midpoint of the ring road in Kathmandu, as well as the old center of Kathmandu (Kathmandu Durbar Square, also known as Basantapur, Kathmandu), it is one of the central locations in the city.

New Road
Native name
  • नयाँ सडक (Nepali)
  • न्हु सडक (Newar)
Former name(s)Juddha Sadak[1]
EastTundikhel
WestBasantapur
Construction
Inauguration1934[2]

History

The road was built during the period of prime ministership Juddha Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana after the 1934 Nepal–India earthquake destroyed many buildings in the Kathmandu Valley.[3] It was formally called Juddha Sadak in his honor. The road can also be referred as old Kings Way of Nepal, as the road leads to old royal palace of Royal Families, Kathmandu Durbar Square which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[4]The inhabitants of New Road are mostly Newars.After the fall of autocratic Rana regime, it was renamed New Road.

Notable buildings

The headquarters of Nepal Airlines is located on the Eastern end of New Road, next to New Road Gate, which marks the start of New Road at the crossing with Kantipath. A statue of Juddha Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana is located at the westernmost roundabout of the road Head offices of Gorkhapatra Sansthan and Nepal Bank Limited are also located at New Road.[1] Bhughol Park is located on the southwestern corner of the street.[5]

References
  1. Sijapati, Alisha (29 December 2018). "New Road's iconic peepal bot altered irrevocably". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  2. Tuladhar, Kamal Ratna (1 June 2012). "New Road, New Road". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 11 February 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  3. Regmi, Shiva (22 June 2018). "अस्कलका अमृतप्रसाद" (in Nepali). Nepal Magazine. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  4. "New Road in Kathmandu, Nepal". GPSmyCity. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
  5. Butt, Anosh Nadeem (16 July 2018). "A walk through New Road, Kathmandu". Make Heritage Fun. Retrieved 30 July 2022.

5. Nepal's new Kaligandaki highway27°42′12″N 85°18′44.6″E

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