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.

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, India, and Nepal.

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″ north

Longitude

86.68195° or 86° 40′ 55″ east

Elevation

3,694 metres (12,119 feet)

Open location code

7MV8RMGJ+3Q

GeoNames ID

7997029

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