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Khumbu
Khumbu
(also known as the
Everest Region
) is a region of northeastern
Nepal
on the Nepalese side of
Mount Everest
. It is part of the
Solukhumbu District
, which in turn is part of the
Sagarmatha Zone
. Khumbu is one of three subregions of the main
Khambu (specially Thulung)
and
Sherpa
settlement of the
Himalaya
, the other two being Solu and Pharak. It includes the town of
Namche Bazaar
as well as the villages of
Thame
,
Khumjung
,
Pangboche
,
Pheriche
and
Kunde
. The famous
Buddhist
monastery
at
Tengboche
is also located in the Khumbu.
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