Dzongsam

E697965

Dzongsam is an alternative name for Jomsom, a town in Nepal’s Mustang region that serves as a key gateway to the Annapurna and Upper Mustang trekking areas.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Dzongsam canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf town ⓘ
alternativeNameOf Jomsom ⓘ
country Nepal ⓘ
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 2700 metres ⓘ
approximately 8900 feet ⓘ
gatewayTo Annapurna Circuit ⓘ
Upper Mustang ⓘ
hasAirport Jomsom Airport ⓘ
hasClimate cold semi-arid climate ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity tourism ⓘ
trade ⓘ
hasLocalEthnicGroup Thakali people ⓘ
hasReligiousSiteNearby Muktinath Temple ⓘ
linked to: Muktinath
knownFor being a trekking hub ⓘ
strong afternoon winds ⓘ
views of Nilgiri and Dhaulagiri mountains ⓘ
languageUsed Nepali ⓘ
Thakali ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Mustang District ⓘ
locatedInHimalayanRegion Mustang ⓘ
locatedInMountainRange Himalayas ⓘ
locatedInRegion Gandaki Province ⓘ
locatedInValley Kali Gandaki Valley ⓘ
linked to: Kali Gandaki Gorge
locatedOnRiver Kali Gandaki River ⓘ
linked to: Gandaki River
partOf Annapurna trekking region ⓘ
postalCountry NP ⓘ
primaryAccessFor trekkers on the Annapurna Circuit ⓘ
trekkers to Muktinath ⓘ
trekkers to Upper Mustang ⓘ
roadConnectedTo Lower Mustang settlements ⓘ
linked to: Lower Mustang

Pokhara ⓘ
servedByAirport Jomsom Airport ⓘ
timeZone Nepal Time ⓘ
usedAsStopoverFor pilgrims to Muktinath ⓘ
UTCOffset +5:45 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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

Jomsom → knownAs → Dzongsam ⓘ