Towns & cities

Kathmandu

capital of Nepal

Nepal · 27.7100, 85.3200

Kathmandu is recorded as a filming location for 4 productions. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Kathmandu, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 12 more.

8 places inside Kathmandu have a page of their own: listed below. Everything shot at them is already named above, recorded against Kathmandu as well.

“The 44-member crew arrived on 12 January 2014 in Nepal and stayed in Kathmandu.”

Everest (2015) · Wikipedia

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Movies filmed in Kathmandu

Doctor Strange 2016
Everest 2015
Looking for a Lady With Fangs and a Moustache 2019
Journey to Everest 2009

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Kathmandu as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than the statements above, so it gets its own list, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.

Little Buddha 1993
Arabian Nights 1974
Baraka 1992
Up to His Ears 1965
Hare Rama Hare Krishna 1971
Joia Rara 2013–
“For the Himalayan scenes, the Precious Pearl crew spent 20 days in Nepal shooting in the cities of Kathmandu, Patan and Bhaktapur.” Wikipedia
Our Girl 2013–
“Part 1 was filmed in Kathmandu, Nepal, and its surrounding areas.” Wikipedia
Tenzing 2026
India's Most Wanted 2019
To the North of Katmandu 1986
Yodha 1992
“Ashokan's arrival scene at the Nepal airport was shot at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu.” Wikipedia
Adithya Varma 2018

Filming locations inside Kathmandu

8 places inside Kathmandu, each with a page of their own. Every production shot at them is already listed above, because Wikidata records them against Kathmandu too.

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed in Kathmandu?

16 productions are recorded as filmed in Kathmandu, including Doctor Strange (2016), Everest (2015) and Looking for a Lady With Fangs and a Moustache (2019). 12 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed in Kathmandu?

Doctor Strange (2016), covered by 73 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Kathmandu?

Kathmandu is in Nepal. Its coordinates are 27.7100, 85.3200. The day trip guide for Kathmandu lists 17 filming locations within 100 km.

What other filming locations are near Kathmandu?

New Road of Kathmandu (1 km south-west), Thamel (1 km north-west), Kathmandu Valley (1 km south-west), Basantapur Durbar Square (1 km south-west) and 2 more, all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.

Where does this information come from?

Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Royonx, CC0.

Planning a visit? Filming locations near Kathmandu: 17 places within 100 km, with distances and directions.