1) 2) Bus Stop 3) Placeholder Machhegaun is one of the four Settlements of the former Machhegaun VDC. It is a Vishnuitic Pilgrims Site (Pilgerort germ.). Gaun as an ending of a name (also written as -gau or - gaon) means a Village (Settlement).
Cutting of Sheet No. 2785 05B (Thankot) and 06A (Kathmandau)
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National Geographic Information Infrastructure Programme, Index of Geographical Names of Nepal, ngiip.gov.np/data-center/
Kranti Karki, Kirtipur and beyond, July 2011
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