Thamtang
Thamtang is a locality in Khumbu Pasanglamhu, Solukhumbu, Koshi Province and has an elevation of 3,694 metres. Thamtang is situated nearby to the locality Thamu, as well as near Mende.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Syangboche Airport and Mount Khumbila.
Syangboche Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: McKay Savage, CC BY 2.0.
Syangboche Airport is a domestic airport located in Namche Bazaar serving Solukhumbu District, a district in Koshi Province in Nepal. Syangboche Airport’s first and foremost challenge is its elevation at 3,780 m; it is exposed to some of the most extreme and capricious weather conditions in the world, with heavy winds, fog and snowfall. Syangboche Airport is situated 3½ km southeast of Thamtang.
Mount Khumbila
Peak
Photo: Uwe Gille, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 3½ km northeast of Thamtang.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Khunde and Thame.
Khunde
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Khunde is a village in the Khumbu region of Nepal within the Sagarmatha National Park. It is directly adjacent to Khumjung village in the valley at the foot of Khumbu Yül-Lha, the sacred mountain of the Sherpas.
Thame
Photo: Moralist, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Thame and its neighbouring Thameteng are small Sherpa villages in Namche VDC of the Solukhumbu District in Nepal. These were the last year-round villages on the salt trading route that existed between Tibet, Nepal and India.
Syangboche
Village
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Syangboche is a village, which is situated 3 km southeast of Thamtang.
Thamtang
- Type: Locality
- Location: Khumbu Pasanglamhu, Solukhumbu, Koshi Province, Nepal, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
27.82521° or 27° 49′ 31″ northLongitude
86.68195° or 86° 40′ 55″ eastElevation
3,694 metres (12,119 feet)Open location code
7MV8RMGJ+3QGeoNames ID
7997029
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