Jiri
Jiri is a town in the Central Himalayas region of Nepal, and the nearest roadhead for trekkers heading to Everest Base Camp.
- Type: Town
- Description: human settlement in Nepal
- Also known as: “Giri”, “Jiri̇̄ Bajār”, and “Jirī Bajār”
Jiri
- Categories: human settlement, ward of Nepal, municipality of Nepal, and locality
- Location: Jiri, Dolakha, Bagmati Province, Nepal, South Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
27.6374° or 27° 38′ 15″ north
Longitude
86.2311° or 86° 13′ 52″ east
Elevation
1,931 metres (6,335 feet)
IATA airport code
JIR
United Nations Location Code
NP JIR
Open location code
7MV8J6PJ+XC
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Urdu—“Jiri” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “জিরি”
- Bhojpuri: “जिरी”
- Cebuano: “Jiri”
- Dotyali: “जिरी”
- Dutch: “Jiri”
- French: “Jiri”
- German: “Jiri”
- Irish: “Jiri”
- Italian: “Jiri”
- Japanese: “ジリ”
- Kurdish: “Jiri”
- Lithuanian: “Džireliai”
- Lithuanian: “Džiri slėnis”
- Lithuanian: “Džiri”
- Maithili: “जिरी नगरपालिका”
- Malay: “Jiri”
- Nepali: “जिरी नगरपालिका”
- Nepali: “जिरी”
- Newari: “जिरी”
- Polish: “Jiri”
- Russian: “Джири”
- Spanish: “Jiri”
- Urdu: “جیری”
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