For other uses see Gurkha or Gorkha
Gorkha is the former name of the municipality of Prithvinarayan, the capital of Gorkha District, Nepal. Prithvi Naraya Shahdev and Sri Teen Maharaja Jung Bahadur The Way of Sacrifice The Rajputs Pages 28-30 Graduate Thesis South Asian Studies Department Dr Gorkha District, a part of Gandaki Zone, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal, a Landlocked country of South Asia. Nepal (नेपाल) is a Landlocked country in South Asia. It is located at 28°0'0N 84°37'60E, [1] and is the birthplace of King Prithvi Narayan Shah[2]