Phorchethak

Phorchethak is a locality in Khumbu Pasanglamhu, Solukhumbu, Koshi Province and has an elevation of 4,025 metres. Phorchethak is situated nearby to the locality Thulāṅ, as well as near Tāwṅā Goṭh.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tengboche and Mount Khumbila.

Tengboche

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Tengboche Monastery, also known as Dawa Choling Gompa, in the Tengboche village in Khumjung in the Khumbu region of eastern Nepal is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery of the Sherpa community.

Khumbila or Khumbu Yül-Lha, roughly translated as "God of Khumbu village" is one of the high Himalayan peaks in the Khumbu region of eastern Nepal within the Sagarmatha National Park. Mount Khumbila is situated 3 km west of Phorchethak.

Everest View Hotel

Guest house

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Everest View Hotel is a guest house, which is situated 4 km south of Phorchethak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ḍole and Tengboche.

Ḍole

Hamlet

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Dole is a small village in the Khumbu region of Nepal. It lies in the Dudh Kosi River valley just north of Khumjung and south of Machhermo at an altitude of 4038m.

Tengboche

Village

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Tengboche is a village in Khumbu Pasanglhamu rural municipality in the Khumbu subregion of Koshi Province in Nepal, located at 3,867 metres. Within the village is an important Buddhist monastery, Tengboche Monastery, which is the largest gompa in the Khumbu region. Tengboche is situated 3 km southeast of Phorchethak.

Deboche

Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Phorchethak

Type: Locality
Location: Khumbu Pasanglamhu, Solukhumbu, Koshi Province, Nepal, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

27.84993° or 27° 50′ 60″ north

Longitude

86.73816° or 86° 44′ 17″ east

Elevation

4,025 metres (13,205 feet)

Open location code

7MV8RPXQ+X7

GeoNames ID

7996807

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