Khumbu

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Khumbu is one of three subregions of the main Sherpa settlement of the Himalaya, the other two being Solu and Pharak. Khumbu is located in northeastern Nepal and includes the town of Namche Bazaar as well as the villages of Thami, Khumjung, Pangboche and Kunde. The famous Buddhist monastery at Tengboche is also located in the Khumbu.

Due to its location in the Himalaya, the Khumbu's elevation ranges from 3,300 metres (11,000') all the way to the highest point on Earth, Mount Everest at 8,850m (29,035'). Sagarmatha National Park is also enclosed within the Khumbu region.

Khumbu was believed to be the birthplace of Tenzing Norgay, one of the first two men to reach the summit of Mount Everest. But he was actually born in the Kama Valley in the Kharta region to the east of Mount Everest.^{[citation needed]}