Khumjung

E190531

Khumjung is a Sherpa village in Nepal’s Khumbu region, known as a gateway to Everest treks and for its traditional culture and high-altitude setting.

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Khumjung canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
school
village
accessFrom Lukla
Namche Bazaar
climate alpine climate
country Nepal
culturalRegion Sherpa homeland
ethnicGroup Sherpa people
surface form: Sherpa
foundedBy Edmund Hillary
governedAs rural municipality area
hasEducationalInstitution Hillary School
hasFeature Buddhist chortens
mani walls
traditional Sherpa houses
hasInfrastructure airstrip nearby at Lukla
hasReligiousSite Buddhist monastery
hasViewOf Ama Dablam
Kongde Ri
Thamserku
knownFor gateway to Everest treks
high-altitude setting
traditional Sherpa culture
language Nepali
Sherpa language
locatedIn Himalayas
Everest region
surface form: Khumbu region

Khumjung self-linksurface differs
Province No. 1
Solukhumbu District
locatedNear Kunde
Mount Everest
Namche Bazaar
partOf Sagarmatha National Park
primaryEconomicActivity mountain tourism
mountaineering support
subsistence agriculture
trekking services
regionType high mountain region
religion Tibetan Buddhism
timeZone Nepal Time
tourismType adventure tourism
cultural tourism
trekRoute Everest Base Camp trek
Gokyo Valley trek

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Khumjung locatedIn Khumjung self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Hillary School
Khumbu contains Khumjung