Tengboche

Tengboche तेङबोचे
Neighbourhood (Hill station)
Tengboche
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Coordinates: 27°50′10″N 86°45′50″E / 27.83611°N 86.76389°E / 27.83611; 86.76389
Country	Nepal
Province	Province No. 1
District	Solukhumbu
Rural Municipality	Khumbu Pasanglhamu
Elevation	3,860 m (12,660 ft)
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (NST)
Area code	038

Tengboche (or Thyangboche) is a village in Khumbu Pasanglhamu rural municipality in the Khumbu subregion of Province No. 1 in Nepal, located at 3,867 metres (12,687 ft). Within the village is an important Buddhist monastery, Tengboche Monastery, which is the largest gompa in the Khumbu region. The structure was built in 1923. In 1934, it was destroyed by an earthquake but subsequently rebuilt. It was destroyed again by a fire in 1989, and again rebuilt with the help of volunteers and the provision of foreign aid. Tengboche has a panoramic view of the Himalayan mountains, including the well-known peaks of Tawache, Everest, Nuptse, Lhotse, Ama Dablam, and Thamserku. Tenzing Norgay, the first man to reach the summit of Mount Everest with Sir Edmund Hillary, was born in the area in the village of Thani and was once sent to Tengboche Monastery to be a monk.^[1]