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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: 16-09-01 164250 Nepal Bajhang Looking E Over Chainpur Bazaar.jpg — Awasman, CC BY-SA 4.0.","cite":"\"Chainpur, Bajhang\". DigiNepal. Last updated 3 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/chainpur-bajhang. Retrieved 4 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-03T06:43:32Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-03","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/places/chainpur-bajhang","en":"https://diginpl.com/places/chainpur-bajhang","ne":"https://diginpl.com/places/chainpur-bajhang?lang=ne"}}