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 3

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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 ⓘ
linked to: Sherpa people

Tibetan-origin communities ⓘ
hasReligion Buddhism ⓘ
hasRiver Ghunsa Khola ⓘ
linked to: Mewa 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, China ⓘ
nearProtectedArea 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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