Back مديرية لومبيني Arabic लुम्बिनी अञ्चल AWA Лумбини Bulgarian লুম্বিনী অঞ্চল Bengali/Bangla Lumbinī Zone CEB Lumbini (Zone) German लुम्बिनी अञ्चल DTY Λουμπίνι Greek Zona de Lumbini Spanish Luṁbinī piirkond Estonian
Lumbinī Anchal
लुम्बिनी अञ्चल | |
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| Country |  Nepal |
| Capital | Butwal |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time) |
Lumbini (Nepali: लुम्बिनी अञ्चलⓘ) was one of the fourteen zones of Nepal until the restructure of zones to provinces. Within the zone is the city of Lumbini, widely believed to be the birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama,[1] the founder of Buddhism and renowned as a major Buddhist pilgrimage site. The zone's headquarters was Butwal.
- ^ Holy Sites of Buddhism, Buddha Dharma Education Association, retrieved 9 May 2012