Nepal's cultural heritage includes archaeological sites, temples, monasteries, shrines, tombs, buildings, residences, monuments, and places of worship.The Ancient Monument Protection Act 1956 (Prachin Smarak Samrakshan Ain 2013 BS) has defined monuments as “Any temple, monument, house, Devalaya, , , monastery, , stupa etc that is older than 100 years and has historical significance is monument.” SudurpashchimKarnaliLumbiniGandakiBagmatiMadheshProvince 1CHINAINDIA Some non-governmental organizations have also published such information regarding protected monuments in Nepal.