Which Asian capital is Nepal's largest city?

Nepal’s largest city and national capital is Kathmandu. The city lies in the Kathmandu Valley in central Nepal, at roughly 1,400 metres above sea level, and serves as the country’s political, cultural, economic, and tourism center.

Kathmandu’s name comes from Kasthamandap, a historic wooden pavilion in Kathmandu Durbar Square. The Sanskrit elements are often translated as “wood” and “pavilion.” The valley has been inhabited for centuries and was a major Newar cultural and trading center linking the Indian plains with Tibet. Kathmandu became the center of the modern Nepalese state and remains the country’s principal gateway to the Himalayas.

The question can cause confusion because Pokhara is Nepal’s famous adventure-tourism city and is the largest metropolitan city by land area. Lalitpur and Bhaktapur are also major historic cities in the same valley. Nevertheless, Kathmandu is the capital and the largest city by population within Nepal’s city listings.