🏛️ Lumbini

Nepal · Asia · Cultural · 27.47°N, 83.28°E

Lumbini is a Buddhist pilgrimage site in the Rupandehi District of Lumbini Province in Nepal. According to sacred texts and Buddhist commentaries, Queen Maya gave birth to Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, in Lumbini, c. 563 BCE. Lumbini is one of four most sacred pilgrimage sites pivotal in the life of the Buddha.

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Quick facts

Country	Nepal
Continent / region	Asia
List type	🏛️ Cultural heritage site
Coordinates (approx.)	27.47°N, 83.28°E · view on map

Lumbini is a cultural World Heritage site in Nepal, in Asia. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Lumbini was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

More sites in Nepal

Kathmandu Valley · Chitwan National Park · Sagarmatha National Park.

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