Kirtipur - कीर्तिपुर

The name Kirtipur comes from Kirti (glory) and pur (city). It is also said that once a queen named Kirti ruled over this place, so it might have been named after this queen.

It is an ancient city in Nepal. It is located in the Kathmandu Valley 5 km south-west of the city of Kathmandu. It is one of the five municipalities in the valley, the others being Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur and Madhyapur Thimi.

Kirtipur is situated on a ridge with steep hillsides. The residents are reputed as being expert builders and weavers.

Originally a Newar foundation, Kirtipur is still a center of Newar culture. Kirtipur's history dates from 1099 AD. It was part of the territory of Lalitpur at the time of the invasion of the Kathmandu Valley by the Gorkhali king Prithvi Narayan Shah in the 18th century.

In 1767, Kirtipur was annexed to the Gorkhali kingdom by Prithvi Narayan following the Battle of Kirtipur. He took the town on his third attempt, after entering it by trickery. After this, he cut off the noses and lips of everybody in the city