Lukla
Sign in to saveLukla ( ) is a small town in the Khumbu Pasang Lhamu rural municipality of the Solukhumbu District in the Koshi Province of northeastern Nepal. Situated at above sea level, it is a popular place for visitors to the Himalayas near Mount Everest to arrive. Although Lukla means "place with many goats and sheep", few of them are found in the area now.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Lukla
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Lukla and Lukla Airport, Nepal.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Looking across the township of Lukla, with the air strip of Lukla Airport in the foreground and the mountain Nupla in the background
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Nepal Province1#Nepal
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Nepal
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Province No. 1
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Part of
- Khumbu
- Country
- Nepal
- Located in
- Solukhumbu District
- Population
- +230
- Elevation
- +2860
- Time zone
- UTC+05:45
- Image
- Lukla and Lukla Airport, Nepal.jpg
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Article
4 sectionsContents
- Airport
- Climate
- References
- External links
Lukla ( ) is a small town in the Khumbu Pasang Lhamu rural municipality of the Solukhumbu District in the Koshi Province of northeastern Nepal. Situated at above sea level, it is a popular place for visitors to the Himalayas near Mount Everest to arrive. Although Lukla means "place with many goats and sheep", few of them are found in the area now.
Lukla village holds a small airport serving the region, and a variety of shops and lodges catering to tourists and trekkers, providing western-style meals and trail supplies. From Lukla, travelers need two days to reach the village of Namche Bazaar, an altitude-acclimatization stop for those continuing on. The airport has a single asphalt runway.