<P> The city stands at an elevation of approximately 1,400 metres ( 4,600 feet ) above sea level in the bowl - shaped Kathmandu Valley of central Nepal . The valley is historically termed as `` Nepal Mandala '' and has been the home of Newar culture , a cosmopolitan urban civilisation in the Himalayan foothills . The city was the royal capital of the Kingdom of Nepal and hosts palaces , mansions and gardens of the Nepalese aristocracy . It has been home to the headquarters of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation ( SAARC ) since 1985 . Today , it is the seat of government of the Nepalese republic established in 2008 ; and is part of the province 3 in Nepalese administrative geography . </P>
<P> The city stands at an elevation of approximately 1,400 metres ( 4,600 feet ) above sea level in the bowl - shaped Kathmandu Valley of central Nepal . The valley is historically termed as `` Nepal Mandala '' and has been the home of Newar culture , a cosmopolitan urban civilisation in the Himalayan foothills . The city was the royal capital of the Kingdom of Nepal and hosts palaces , mansions and gardens of the Nepalese aristocracy . It has been home to the headquarters of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation ( SAARC ) since 1985 . Today , it is the seat of government of the Nepalese republic established in 2008 ; and is part of the province 3 in Nepalese administrative geography . </P>
what is the height of kathmandu from sea level
what is the height of kathmandu from sea level
1,400 metres ( 4,600 feet ) above sea level
1,400 metres ( 4,600 feet ) above sea level