# Tengboche

_Village in Solukhumbu District, Nepal_

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Last updated: 2026-10-02

> Tengboche is a village in Khumbu Pasanglhamu rural municipality in the Khumbu subregion of Koshi Province 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.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** village ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1660709#P31))
- **Located in:** Khumbu Pasanglhamu (rural municipality of Nepal) › Solukhumbu District (district of Nepal) › Koshi Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1660709#P131))
- **Elevation:** 3,867 m ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1660709#P2044))
- **Coordinates:** 27.8361, 86.7639

## Questions

**Where is Tengboche located?**  
Tengboche is located in Khumbu Pasanglhamu, Solukhumbu District, Koshi Province, Nepal.

**What is the elevation of Tengboche?**  
Tengboche is at an elevation of 3,867 m above sea level.

## Related

- [Tenzing Norgay](https://diginpl.com/people/tenzing-norgay)
- [Solukhumbu District](https://diginpl.com/places/solukhumbu-district)
- [Koshi Province](https://diginpl.com/places/koshi-province)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Tengboche](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tengboche) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q1660709](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1660709) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Tengboche, Mountains of Nepal.jpg by Vyacheslav Argenberg (CC BY 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tengboche,_Mountains_of_Nepal.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

"Tengboche". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/tengboche. Retrieved 21 October 2026.