Bhaktapur (
Nepali: भक्तपुर
Bhaktapur ), also
Bhadgaon or
Khwopa (
Nepal Bhasa: ख्वप
Khwopa) is an ancient
Newar town in the east corner of the
Kathmandu Valley,
Nepal. It is located in
Bhaktapur District in the
Bagmati Zone. It is the third largest city in
Kathmandu valley and was once the capital of Nepal during the great Malla Kingdom until the second half of the 15th century.
