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Kathmandu was a Geography and places good articles nominee, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. There may be suggestions below for improving the article. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.

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March 8, 2012	Good article nominee	Not listed

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The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that Nepal's capital Kathmandu only had one restaurant in 1955?

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About Kathmandu (Nepal)

It's waste to keep in Chrome sorry to tell this. Mahavadi vaasu viswanaadha Sastry (talk) 02:09, 4 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Should the spelling "Katmandu" be mentioned anywhere?

Although "Kathmandu" seems to be the more common spelling these days (on Google, it outnumbers "Katmandu" about 10-1), "Katmandu" is still seen quite often. I notice that it appears a lot in the references, and seemed to be the more common spelling for the city back in the 1960s-1970s (e.g., when Cat Stevens named his song). Was the English spelling of the city officially changed to "Kathmandu" at some point, or was "Katmandu" always considered incorrect? In any case, I think the spelling "Katmandu" should be noted somewhere in the article (rather than just being a redirect). Ross Finlayson (talk) 21:00, 23 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, "Katmandu" was always incorrect. The word "Kathmandu" more correctly represents the way it is pronounced in Nepali, since it correctly has 4 syllables Ka.th.man.du while "Katmandu" has just 3 syllables Kat.man.du. The middle "th" is missing. Manoguru (talk) 16:39, 24 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the clarification. However, given that this misspelling is still fairly common, and is actually used 6 times in the article (3 times in the article body; 3 times in the references), I think it should be noted (as a misspelling) in the "Etymology" section of the article. (With a reference, of course.) Ross Finlayson (talk) 10:58, 25 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

FYI, I just added a note about this. Ross Finlayson (talk) 07:23, 16 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

It's not a misspelling at all, simply a separate (and more correct) transcription (given what th actually means in English). Yes, it should still be mentioned. — LlywelynII 13:01, 22 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Currency

What is the currency of nepal 2A00:23C4:2E08:FF00:9066:8F76:CCA9:6B77 (talk) 05:38, 12 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Wrong article to ask. Katmandu doesn't have a separate currency anymore. — LlywelynII 13:03, 22 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding Melamchi

Is it neutral to call the Melamchi project 'much plagued'? I don't think it is relevant when talking about potential alleviation of the water resources Poudelp (talk) 23:01, 13 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]