Chharchung is a small village in

Solukhumbu District Solukhumbu District ( , Sherpa: , Wylie: shar khum bu dzong) is one of 14 districts of Koshi Province of eastern Nepal. As the name suggests, it consists of the sub-regions Solu and Khumbu. The closest post office to Solukhumbu with a postal co ...

in the

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s of Nepal. It lies to the southeast of the

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and

Gokyo Gokyo is a small village in Solukhumbu District in the Himalayas of Nepal, at the foot of Gokyo Ri, located on the eastern shore of the third Gokyo Lake, Dudh Pokhari. To the southeast is the village of Chharchung. Gokyo is best viewed on Goo ...

village and north of Khumjung. The village is located at an altitude of , making it one of the highest settlements in Nepal and in the world. The village is best viewed on

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at which reveals areas under cultivation, suggesting a permanent settlement. It is not a known village along the hiking route to Gokyo, lying across the valley.

References

Populated places in Solukhumbu District Himalayas Khumbu Pasanglhamu {{Solukhumbu-geo-stub