# Old Freak Street

_Street in Kathmandu, Nepal_

Canonical: https://diginpl.com/places/old-freak-street
Last updated: 2026-10-31

> Jhochhen Tol, popularly known as Old Freak Street or Freak Street is a small neighbourhood south of Kathmandu Durbar Square.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** street ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15930107#P31))
- **Located in:** Kathmandu (city) › Kathmandu District (district of Nepal) › Bagmati Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15930107#P131))
- **Coordinates:** 27.7033, 85.3075

## About

Presently known as Old Freak Street, this ancient street was named Freak Street during the 1970s and 1970s, when it became associated with the hippie trail.

## Questions

**Where is Old Freak Street located?**  
Old Freak Street is located in Kathmandu, Kathmandu District, Bagmati Province, Nepal.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Old Freak Street](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Freak_Street) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): झोँछे](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%9D%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%9B%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%81_%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B2) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q15930107](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15930107) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Legal hashish shop in Kathmandu, Nepal in 1973.jpg by Roger McLassus. (CC BY-SA 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Legal_hashish_shop_in_Kathmandu,_Nepal_in_1973.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Old Freak Street, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Legal hashish shop in Kathmandu, Nepal in 1973.jpg — Roger McLassus., CC BY-SA 3.0.

## Cite this page

"Old Freak Street". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/old-freak-street. Retrieved 3 November 2026.