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Region in northeastern Nepal
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Khumbu (also known as the Everest Region) is a sub-region in Solu Khumbu on the Nepalese side of Mount Everest. The Everest region includes the Sagarmatha National Park (above Monju) and the Sagarmatha National Park Buffer Zone (between Lukla and Monju). The former is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
On foot
There is a bus running between Kathmandu and Jiri. Some buses are going a bit further to Shivalaya. From here to Namche Bazaar it is about a six-day walk.
On foot. There are no roads in the Khumbu region. And sometimes by horse.
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