Pangboche

Nepal / Sankhuwasabha / Khandbari /
 village, basecamp (mountaineering)
Pangboche is the highest year-round settlement in the valley where the Imja Khola, coming from the right, joins the Dudh Koshi river a little above the village. It has a famous gompa (monastery) which is thought to be one of the oldest in the Khumbu region.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pangboche
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Coordinates:   27°51'19"N   86°47'22"E
This article was last modified 12 years ago