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Tilaurakot

तिलौराकोट

Neighborhood in Kapilvastu Municipality, Nepal

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Tilaurakot is a neighborhood in Kapilvastu Municipality in Kapilvastu District, in the Lumbini Province of southern Nepal. Previously it was a Village development committee. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5684 people living in 944 individual households. It is situated 25 kilometers (15.5 mi) northwest of the Maya Devi Temple in Lumbini, and 4.5 kilometers (2.8 mi) southeast of Nigali Sagar in Nigalihawa.

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Type
ward of Nepal, neighborhood, village wd
Located in
Kapilvastu Municipality (municipality of Nepal) › Kapilvastu District (district of Nepal) › Lumbini Province (province of Nepal) wd
Heritage status
Tentative World Heritage Site wd

About

Tilaurakot may be the location of the ancient Shakyan city of Kapilavastu, where Gautama Buddha spent the first 29 years of his life. The site was listed as a UNESCO tentative site in 1996 by the Nepalese government.

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Questions

Where is Tilaurakot located?
Tilaurakot is located in Kapilvastu Municipality, Kapilvastu District, Lumbini Province, Nepal.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Tilaurakot · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (Nepali): तिलौराकोट · CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. Wikidata item Q3417973 · CC0 1.0
  4. Image: Suddhodana Palace-east gate.JPG by DiverDave (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Last updated · facts checked 7 November 2026

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"Tilaurakot". DigiNepal. Last updated 6 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/tilaurakot. Retrieved 7 November 2026.

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