Thukla
Dughla is a small hamlet in Solukhumbu District in the Himalayas of Nepal, to the south of Khumbu Glacier. The settlement, consisting of several huts, is located at an elevation of 4,620 metres, making it one of the highest settlements in the world, but…- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in Nepal
- Also known as: “Dughla” and “Thokla”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cholatse and Taboche.
Cholatse
Peak
Taboche
Peak
Photo: Steve Hicks, CC BY 2.0.
Taboche is a mountain in the Khumbu region of the Nepalese Himalaya. Taboche is connected to Cholatse by a long ridge. Taboche lies directly across the Imja River from Ama Dablam and above the villages of Pheriche and Dingboche. Taboche is situated 4 km southwest of Thukla.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lobuche and Pheriche.
Lobuche
Hamlet
Photo: Theprotrekker, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lobuche is a Nepalese mountain which lies close to the Khumbu Glacier and the settlement of Lobuche. There are two main peaks, Lobuche East and Lobuche West. Lobuche is situated 2½ km north of Thukla.
Pheriche
Photo: Babin Dulal, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pheriche is in Khumbu in Sagarmatha National Park at an altitude of about 4,371 m. Pheriche is a station on the Mount Everest Trek between Namche Bazar and Mount Everest Base Camp, and is a popular stop for trekkers and climbers.
Dingboche
Photo: Markrosenrosen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dingboche is a relatively large village in Khumbu, located between Pangboche and Chukhung. It is above the tree line, and so lacks the greenery of the villages below.
Thukla
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Khumbu Pasanglamhu, Solukhumbu, Koshi Province, Nepal, South Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
27.92371° or 27° 55′ 25″ northLongitude
86.80551° or 86° 48′ 20″ eastOpen location code
7MV8WRF4+F6OpenStreetMap ID
node 11847375107OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletWikidata ID
Q5312557
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Panjabi—“Thukla” goes by many names.
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