Tashinga

Tashinga is a hamlet in Khumbu Pasanglamhu, Solukhumbu, Koshi Province and has an elevation of 3,455 metres. Tashinga is situated nearby to the hamlet Lawi Schyasa, as well as near Selawa.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tengboche and Syangboche Airport.

Tengboche

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Tengboche Monastery, also known as Dawa Choling Gompa, in the Tengboche village in Khumjung in the Khumbu region of eastern Nepal is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery of the Sherpa community.

Syangboche Airport

Aerodrome

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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 southwest of Tashinga.

Mount Khumbila

Peak

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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 4 km northwest of Tashinga.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tengboche and Khumjung.

Tengboche

Village

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Tengboche is a village in Khumbu Pasanglhamu rural municipality in the Khumbu subregion of Koshi Province in Nepal, located at 3,867 metres. Within the village is an important Buddhist monastery, Tengboche Monastery, which is the largest gompa in the Khumbu region.

Khumjung

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Khumjung is a village in Khumbu Pasanglhamu rural municipality of Solukhumbu District in Province No. 1 of north-eastern Nepal. It is located in the Khumbu sub-region inside Sagarmatha National Park, a world heritage site.