Everest/Khumbu Region

Everest Region/Also known as the Khumbu Region

•  Is a region of northeastern Nepal on the Nepalese side of Mount Everest. It is part of the Solukhumbu District, which in turn is part of Koshi Pradesh.Khumbu is one of three subregions of the main Kirat Kulung and Sherpa settlement of the Himalaya, the other two being Solu and Pharak. It includes the town of Namche Bazaar as well as the villages of Thame, Khumjung, Pangboche, Pheriche and Kunde. The famous Buddhist monastery at Tengboche is also located in Khumbu.
• Khumbu's elevation ranges from 3,300 metres (11,000 feet) to the 8,848.86 m (29,032 ft) summit of Mount Everest, the highest place on Earth.
•  In total, Khumbu region has the population of 3,456 people with 912 houses (As per population census of 2011). Also, there are 347 registered hotel and tea houses in 13 villages of Khumbu.
• The Khumbu region includes both Sagarmatha National Park (above Monju) and the Sagarmatha National Park Buffer Zone, between Lukla and Monju,In Lukla there is the Tenzing Hillary domestic Aiport/ 2850 meters avobe sea leval from where we enter in Khumbu region/Everest region.
• Khumbu is a glacier believed to be the result of the last great Ice Age, ~500,000 years ago.
• Lonely Planet has ranked Khumbu region in sixth best region in the world to travel.
• Sherpa clans in Khumbu Region are Salakha, Murminso, Thaktok, Garza, Lhakshindo, Chusherwa or Ngonba , Luakpa or Chawa, Sakhya, Shyango.

Religion

• The Sherpa practice Tibetan Buddhism, which includes not hunting or slaughtering animals 
• They revere all living beings and have an abundance of wildlife in the region 
• They have monasteries with colorful religious paintings and wall hangings 

Festivals

• The Sherpa celebrate festivals such as Losar (Sherpa New Year), Dumje, and Mani Rimdu 
• Mani Rimdu is a festival celebrated at Tengboche Monastery, one of the most famous monasteries in the Everest Region 

Architecture 

• The Sherpa built monasteries, stupas, and prayer walls

Conservation

• The Sherpa have managed their natural resources well, including forests, flora, and fauna 
• They have established "Kyaksing", areas with wood cutting restrictions 
• They have promoted rotation grazing management system "Dee" to balance and conserve fields, pastures, and lands 

Traditional practices

• The Sherpa have a language that is different to Nepalese and is related to their Tibetan origins 
• They practice agriculture, animal husbandry, and trade with