Thame, Nepal

Thame
थामे
Village
Thame in snow
Coordinates: 27°50′N 86°39′E / 27.83°N 86.65°E / 27.83; 86.65Coordinates: 27°50′N 86°39′E / 27.83°N 86.65°E / 27.83; 86.65
Country    Nepal
Zone Sagarmatha Zone
District Solukhumbu District
Time zone UTC+5:45 (NST)

Thame and its neighbouring Thameteng (upper Thame) are small Sherpa villages in Namche VDC of the Solukhumbu District in Nepal. These were the last year-round villages on the salt trading route that existed between Tibet, Nepal and India. It is the home to many famous Sherpa mountaineers, including Apa Sherpa, who holds the world record for summiting Everest 21 times. It was also a childhood home of Tenzing Norgay, who was (with Sir Edmund Hillary) one of the first men to climb Mt Everest. It is also where the famous Lama Zopa Rinpoche, the Lawudo Lama, head of the FPMT, was born. The Thame monastery is one of the oldest in the Khumbu region, and is famous for the annual Mani Rimdu festival.

Small hydro power plant was opened in October 1995 near Thame with installed capacity of 600 kW. It is operated by Khumbu Bijuli Company.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ↑ SMALL HYDROPOWER PLANT NAMCHE BAZAR, Posch & Partner GmbH "Project period: 1985 - 1993"
  2. ↑ Kleinwasserkraftwerk Thame - Namche Bazar im Sagarmatha Nationalpark
  3. ↑ Khumbu Bijuli Company
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