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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Gorkha Palace durbar.jpg — Anuj Devkota, CC BY-SA 4.0.","cite":"\"Gorkha District\". DigiNepal. Last updated 11 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/gorkha-district. Retrieved 21 October 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-11T15:25:30Z","facts_checked":"2026-10-20","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/places/gorkha-district","en":"https://diginpl.com/places/gorkha-district","ne":"https://diginpl.com/places/gorkha-district?lang=ne"}}