Thame, Nepal

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Thame
Village
Thame in snow
Country	Nepal
Zone	Sagarmatha Zone
District	Solukhumbu District
Time zone	Nepal Time (UTC+5:45)

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. The Thame monastery is one of the oldest in the Khumbu region, and is famous for the annual Mani Rimdu festival.

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v t e Solukhumbu District

Capital: Salleri

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