Introduction

 

Jawalakhel (Nepali: जावलाखेल) is a town in Lalitpur District in Nepal. It is only 2 KM away from the ancient city of Patan. The town is famous for the annual Rato Machhendranath Festival which ends with Bhoto Jatra that takes place in the famous square at the heart of the town.
Jawalakhel has the only zoo in Nepal. Central Zoo was established by the late Rana Prime Minister Juddha Shumser in 1932 as a private zoo and came under government control in 1950. In  
December 1995, the government handed over responsibility of the zoo for 30 years to the National Trust for Nature Conservation^.
The head office of Buddha Air is in Jawalakhel.
There is also a famous football club of Nepalese football called Jawalakhel Youth Club which was established by Late Police Chief Nara Samsher Rana.