Thamo

Thamo is a village in Khumbu Pasanglamhu, Solukhumbu, Koshi Province. Thamo is situated nearby to the hamlet Theso, as well as near the village Samshing.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Syangboche Airport.

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 east of Thamo.

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.