Thorong La

Thorong La or Thorung La is a mountain pass with an elevation of 5,416 metres above sea level in the Damodar Himal, north of the Himal, in central .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Yakawa Kang and Khatung Kang.

Peak
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, also known as Yākwākāṅ, is a mountain in .

Peak
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, also known as Khātuṅkāṅ, is a mountain in .

Campsite
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is a campsite.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Muktinath and Ranipauwa.

Hamlet
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is an ancient Vishnu temple located in Mustang, . The temple of , known as 'the lord of liberation', is sacred to both Hindus and Buddhists whom they worship as an abode of Hindu deity Vishnu and Buddhist deity Avalokiteśvara respectively.

Village
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is a town in central in the district of Mustang, formerly in the Kingdom of Mustang, about 12'140 ft. / 3'700 meters above sea level. with its numerous hotels, guesthouses, cafes, restaurants and souvenir-shops is a stop-over for… is situated 8 km west of Thorong La.

Village
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is a village development committee in Mustang District in the Dhawalagiri Zone of northern . At the time of the 1991 Nepal census, it had a population of 450 people living in 91 individual households. is situated 9 km northwest of Thorong La.

Thorong La

Latitude
28.79353° or 28° 47′ 37″ north
Longitude
83.93876° or 83° 56′ 20″ east
Elevation
5,416 metres (17,769 feet)
Open location code
7MW5QWVQ+CG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1345507422
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­saddle
Geo­Names ID
6941676
Wiki­data ID
Q764344
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Thorong La” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Thorong La”
  • Chinese: “通龍拉山口”
  • Chinese: “通龙拉山口”
  • Chinese: “駝龍埡口”
  • Chinese: “驼龙垭口”
  • Czech: “Thorong La”
  • Czech: “Thorung La”
  • Dutch: “Thorong La”
  • French: “col Thorong”
  • French: “Col Thorong”
  • French: “col Thorung”
  • German: “Thorong La”
  • Hebrew: “ת’ורונג לה”
  • Italian: “Thorung La”
  • Korean: “토롱라”
  • Lithuanian: “Thorong La”
  • Lithuanian: “Torong La”
  • Maithili: “थोरोङ ला”
  • Nepali: “थोरोङ ला”
  • Nepali: “थोरोङला”
  • Polish: “Thorong La”
  • Portuguese: “Thorong La”
  • Russian: “Торонг Ла”
  • Russian: “Торонг-Ла”
  • Spanish: “Thorong La”
  • Tamil: “தோரோங் லா கணவாய்”
  • Ukrainian: “Торонг-Ла”
  • Ukrainian: “Торунг-Ла”

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Localities in the Area

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