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Gokyo

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Gokyo is a small village in Solukhumbu District in the Himalayas of Nepal, at the foot of Gokyo Ri, located on the eastern shore of the third Gokyo Lake, Dudh Pokhari. To the southeast is the village of Chharchung. Gokyo is best viewed on Google Earth at .

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Place details

Locality
खुम्बु पासाङल्हामु गाउँपालिका
Region
कोशी प्रदेश
Country
नेपाल
Population
0

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Gokyo
Settlement.native_name
गोक्यो
Settlement.settlement_type
Village
Settlement.image_skyline
Gokyo Ri-30-Gokyo-2007-gje.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Gokyo
Settlement.pushpin_map
Nepal
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Nepal
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Nepal
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Zone
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Sagarmatha Zone
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Solukhumbu District
Settlement.subdivision_type3
VDC
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Khumjung
Settlement.population_as_of
1991

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Wikidata facts

Elevation
4750
Image
Gokyo, Ngozumpa Glacier, Nepal, Himalayas.jpg
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Gokyo
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Gokyo is a small village in Solukhumbu District in the Himalayas of Nepal, at the foot of Gokyo Ri, located on the eastern shore of the third Gokyo Lake, Dudh Pokhari. To the southeast is the village of Chharchung. Gokyo is best viewed on Google Earth at .

Located at an elevation of , the village is one of the highest settlements in Nepal and in the world. Almost all the buildings are guest houses for trekkers. The people who live in the village leave during the winter and move to other (lower) villages, or Kathmandu.

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