Ghunsa

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Ghunsa is a remote Himalayan village in eastern Nepal that serves as a key gateway and base for treks and expeditions around the Kangchenjunga region.

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Ghunsa canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
village
accessibleFrom Taplejung (Suketar) by multi-day trek
climate alpine
country Nepal
economyBasedOn animal husbandry
subsistence agriculture
trekking tourism
governedUnder local rural municipality administration
hasApproximateElevation 11150 feet
3400 metres
hasInfrastructure lodges
small shops
teahouses
hasLanguage Nepali
local Tibeto-Burman languages
hasNearbySettlement Gyabla
Kambachen
Phale
hasNotableEvent site of 2006 helicopter crash involving conservationists and officials
hasPrimaryEthnicGroup Sherpa people
surface form: Sherpa

Tibetan-origin communities
hasReligion Buddhism
hasRiver Mewa Khola
surface form: Ghunsa Khola
hasTerrain steep valley
hasVegetation mixed conifer and rhododendron forests nearby
locatedIn Koshi Province
Taplejung District
eastern Nepal
locatedInMountainRange Himalayas
locatedInRegion Kangchenjunga region
nearBorderWith India
Tibet Autonomous Region
surface form: Tibet Autonomous Region, China
nearProtectedArea Khangchendzonga National Park
surface form: Kangchenjunga Conservation Area
onTrekkingRoute Kangchenjunga Base Camp trek
North Kangchenjunga Base Camp route
primaryAccessBy trekking trail
servesAs base for mountaineering expeditions
gateway for treks around Kangchenjunga
tourismSeason autumn
spring
usedAsBaseFor Kangchenjunga expeditions

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