Thembang
Sign in to saveThembang is an ancient village with high historical and cultural significance situated in West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh, India. thumb|Thembang aerial view
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Thembang is an ancient village with high historical and cultural significance situated in West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh, India. thumb|Thembang aerial view
==History== Thembang is an ancient village, which was said to be established before first century AD. The village is considered as the most ancient village in the region and earlier the village was known as Yuchho-Pema-Chen, which means Lotus like village. It is believed that the village was settled in Sat-Tsi river valley situated behind the present location about 10 km away. Because of an epidemic, nearly 90-nine percent of the villagers died and then the closing villagers moved to the existing vicinity, that is at the altitude of 2300 above MSL.
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