"Langtang"

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22 August 2024

Light rays between the clouds produced by the shadow of the mountain, at the remote Himalayan village of Kyanjin Gompa is located in the Langtang Valley within the Langtang National Park region, part of the Himalayas near the Tibetan border, at an altitude over 3,800 meters high. It is nestled between the mountains Tsegro Ri, Kyanjin Ri, Langtang Lirung, Yubra Himal, Ganesh Himal, Gangchhempo Peak, Yala, and Nayakang in addition to glaciers, rivers, and lakes. Overlooking the settlement is Langtang Lirung, a peak in the Langtang Himal range with its highest point at an elevation of 7,234 meters - 23,734 feet. Langtang Lirung is the 99th tallest mountain in the world, first summited in 1978. On April 25, 2015, a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake triggered an avalanche and landslide in Langtang village, directly killing 243 people and obliterating the village. Langtang National Park is a popular trekking destination for both foreign trekkers and locals. The village's inhabitants are predominantly Tamang Tibetan or Lama Tamang, with origins from Tibet. The village offers tea houses, hotels, lodges, huts, a bakery, a monastery, and a cheese factory. Access to Kyanjin Gompa is only possible on foot, requiring a multi-day trek from the nearest road and town. Locals work with tourists but also with agriculture, farming potatoes or having yaks. Kyanjin Gompa, Nepal, April 2022

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22 August 2024

The remote Himalayan village of Kyanjin Gompa is located in the Langtang Valley within the Langtang National Park region, part of the Himalayas near the Tibetan border, at an altitude over 3,800 meters high. It is nestled between the mountains Tsegro Ri, Kyanjin Ri, Langtang Lirung, Yubra Himal, Ganesh Himal, Gangchhempo Peak, Yala, and Nayakang in addition to glaciers, rivers, and lakes. Overlooking the settlement is Langtang Lirung, a peak in the Langtang Himal range with its highest point at an elevation of 7,234 meters - 23,734 feet. Langtang Lirung is the 99th tallest mountain in the world, first summited in 1978. On April 25, 2015, a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake triggered an avalanche and landslide in Langtang village, directly killing 243 people and obliterating the village. Langtang National Park is a popular trekking destination for both foreign trekkers and locals. The village's inhabitants are predominantly Tamang Tibetan or Lama Tamang, with origins from Tibet. The village offers tea houses, hotels, lodges, huts, a bakery, a monastery, and a cheese factory. Access to Kyanjin Gompa is only possible on foot, requiring a multi-day trek from the nearest road and town. Locals work with tourists but also with agriculture, farming potatoes or having yaks. Kyanjin Gompa, Nepal, April 2022

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22 August 2024

The remote Himalayan village of Kyanjin Gompa is located in the Langtang Valley within the Langtang National Park region, part of the Himalayas near the Tibetan border, at an altitude over 3,800 meters high. It is nestled between the mountains Tsegro Ri, Kyanjin Ri, Langtang Lirung, Yubra Himal, Ganesh Himal, Gangchhempo Peak, Yala, and Nayakang in addition to glaciers, rivers, and lakes. Overlooking the settlement is Langtang Lirung, a peak in the Langtang Himal range with its highest point at an elevation of 7,234 meters - 23,734 feet. Langtang Lirung is the 99th tallest mountain in the world, first summited in 1978. On April 25, 2015, a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake triggered an avalanche and landslide in Langtang village, directly killing 243 people and obliterating the village. Langtang National Park is a popular trekking destination for both foreign trekkers and locals. The village's inhabitants are predominantly Tamang Tibetan or Lama Tamang, with origins from Tibet. The village offers tea houses, hotels, lodges, huts, a bakery, a monastery, and a cheese factory. Access to Kyanjin Gompa is only possible on foot, requiring a multi-day trek from the nearest road and town. Locals work with tourists but also with agriculture, farming potatoes or having yaks. Kyanjin Gompa, Nepal, April 2022

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5 March 2024

The Langtang Range is being pictured against the backdrop of the Kathmandu Valley, as seen from a hill station on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 5, 2024. Kathmandu is appearing cleaner after a heavy rainfall over the weekend, with the activation of the pre-monsoon weather pattern. Although it often ranks among the most polluted cities in the world, Kathmandu's Air Quality Index (AQI) has improved in the first week of March, with the AQI ranging between 50-80.

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5 March 2024

The Langtang Range is being pictured against the backdrop of the Kathmandu Valley, as seen from a hill station on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 5, 2024. Kathmandu is appearing cleaner after a heavy rainfall over the weekend, with the activation of the pre-monsoon weather pattern. Although it often ranks among the most polluted cities in the world, Kathmandu's Air Quality Index (AQI) has improved in the first week of March, with the AQI ranging between 50-80.

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#9113516

1 November 2022

The Nepal gray langur monkeys in the wild in Langtang mountain region in the Himalayas in Nepal. Gray langurs are also called Hanuman langurs or Hanuman monkeys, are Old World monkeys native to the Indian subcontinent constituting the genus Semnopithecus. The Nepal gray langur scientifically Semnopithecus schistaceus is a gray langur endemic to the Himalayas in Nepal, far southwestern Tibet, northern India, northern Pakistan, Bhutan and possibly Afghanistan. It is found in forests at an elevation of 1,500 to 4,000 metres high in the mountains. The Nepal gray langur is both terrestrial and arboreal and eats leaves. Langtang National Park was established in 1976 as Nepal's first Himalayan national park and the country's fourth protected area. Langtang, Nepal on April 2022

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1 November 2022

The Nepal gray langur monkeys in the wild in Langtang mountain region in the Himalayas in Nepal. Gray langurs are also called Hanuman langurs or Hanuman monkeys, are Old World monkeys native to the Indian subcontinent constituting the genus Semnopithecus. The Nepal gray langur scientifically Semnopithecus schistaceus is a gray langur endemic to the Himalayas in Nepal, far southwestern Tibet, northern India, northern Pakistan, Bhutan and possibly Afghanistan. It is found in forests at an elevation of 1,500 to 4,000 metres high in the mountains. The Nepal gray langur is both terrestrial and arboreal and eats leaves. Langtang National Park was established in 1976 as Nepal's first Himalayan national park and the country's fourth protected area. Langtang, Nepal on April 2022

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1 November 2022

The Nepal gray langur monkeys in the wild in Langtang mountain region in the Himalayas in Nepal. Gray langurs are also called Hanuman langurs or Hanuman monkeys, are Old World monkeys native to the Indian subcontinent constituting the genus Semnopithecus. The Nepal gray langur scientifically Semnopithecus schistaceus is a gray langur endemic to the Himalayas in Nepal, far southwestern Tibet, northern India, northern Pakistan, Bhutan and possibly Afghanistan. It is found in forests at an elevation of 1,500 to 4,000 metres high in the mountains. The Nepal gray langur is both terrestrial and arboreal and eats leaves. Langtang National Park was established in 1976 as Nepal's first Himalayan national park and the country's fourth protected area. Langtang, Nepal on April 2022

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1 November 2022

The Nepal gray langur monkeys in the wild in Langtang mountain region in the Himalayas in Nepal. Gray langurs are also called Hanuman langurs or Hanuman monkeys, are Old World monkeys native to the Indian subcontinent constituting the genus Semnopithecus. The Nepal gray langur scientifically Semnopithecus schistaceus is a gray langur endemic to the Himalayas in Nepal, far southwestern Tibet, northern India, northern Pakistan, Bhutan and possibly Afghanistan. It is found in forests at an elevation of 1,500 to 4,000 metres high in the mountains. The Nepal gray langur is both terrestrial and arboreal and eats leaves. Langtang National Park was established in 1976 as Nepal's first Himalayan national park and the country's fourth protected area. Langtang, Nepal on April 2022

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1 November 2022

The Nepal gray langur monkeys in the wild in Langtang mountain region in the Himalayas in Nepal. Gray langurs are also called Hanuman langurs or Hanuman monkeys, are Old World monkeys native to the Indian subcontinent constituting the genus Semnopithecus. The Nepal gray langur scientifically Semnopithecus schistaceus is a gray langur endemic to the Himalayas in Nepal, far southwestern Tibet, northern India, northern Pakistan, Bhutan and possibly Afghanistan. It is found in forests at an elevation of 1,500 to 4,000 metres high in the mountains. The Nepal gray langur is both terrestrial and arboreal and eats leaves. Langtang National Park was established in 1976 as Nepal's first Himalayan national park and the country's fourth protected area. Langtang, Nepal on April 2022

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1 November 2022

The Nepal gray langur monkeys in the wild in Langtang mountain region in the Himalayas in Nepal. Gray langurs are also called Hanuman langurs or Hanuman monkeys, are Old World monkeys native to the Indian subcontinent constituting the genus Semnopithecus. The Nepal gray langur scientifically Semnopithecus schistaceus is a gray langur endemic to the Himalayas in Nepal, far southwestern Tibet, northern India, northern Pakistan, Bhutan and possibly Afghanistan. It is found in forests at an elevation of 1,500 to 4,000 metres high in the mountains. The Nepal gray langur is both terrestrial and arboreal and eats leaves. Langtang National Park was established in 1976 as Nepal's first Himalayan national park and the country's fourth protected area. Langtang, Nepal on April 2022

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1 November 2022

The Nepal gray langur monkeys in the wild in Langtang mountain region in the Himalayas in Nepal. Gray langurs are also called Hanuman langurs or Hanuman monkeys, are Old World monkeys native to the Indian subcontinent constituting the genus Semnopithecus. The Nepal gray langur scientifically Semnopithecus schistaceus is a gray langur endemic to the Himalayas in Nepal, far southwestern Tibet, northern India, northern Pakistan, Bhutan and possibly Afghanistan. It is found in forests at an elevation of 1,500 to 4,000 metres high in the mountains. The Nepal gray langur is both terrestrial and arboreal and eats leaves. Langtang National Park was established in 1976 as Nepal's first Himalayan national park and the country's fourth protected area. Langtang, Nepal on April 2022

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1 November 2022

The Nepal gray langur monkeys in the wild in Langtang mountain region in the Himalayas in Nepal. Gray langurs are also called Hanuman langurs or Hanuman monkeys, are Old World monkeys native to the Indian subcontinent constituting the genus Semnopithecus. The Nepal gray langur scientifically Semnopithecus schistaceus is a gray langur endemic to the Himalayas in Nepal, far southwestern Tibet, northern India, northern Pakistan, Bhutan and possibly Afghanistan. It is found in forests at an elevation of 1,500 to 4,000 metres high in the mountains. The Nepal gray langur is both terrestrial and arboreal and eats leaves. Langtang National Park was established in 1976 as Nepal's first Himalayan national park and the country's fourth protected area. Langtang, Nepal on April 2022

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1 November 2022

The Nepal gray langur monkeys in the wild in Langtang mountain region in the Himalayas in Nepal. Gray langurs are also called Hanuman langurs or Hanuman monkeys, are Old World monkeys native to the Indian subcontinent constituting the genus Semnopithecus. The Nepal gray langur scientifically Semnopithecus schistaceus is a gray langur endemic to the Himalayas in Nepal, far southwestern Tibet, northern India, northern Pakistan, Bhutan and possibly Afghanistan. It is found in forests at an elevation of 1,500 to 4,000 metres high in the mountains. The Nepal gray langur is both terrestrial and arboreal and eats leaves. Langtang National Park was established in 1976 as Nepal's first Himalayan national park and the country's fourth protected area. Langtang, Nepal on April 2022

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1 November 2022

The Nepal gray langur monkeys in the wild in Langtang mountain region in the Himalayas in Nepal. Gray langurs are also called Hanuman langurs or Hanuman monkeys, are Old World monkeys native to the Indian subcontinent constituting the genus Semnopithecus. The Nepal gray langur scientifically Semnopithecus schistaceus is a gray langur endemic to the Himalayas in Nepal, far southwestern Tibet, northern India, northern Pakistan, Bhutan and possibly Afghanistan. It is found in forests at an elevation of 1,500 to 4,000 metres high in the mountains. The Nepal gray langur is both terrestrial and arboreal and eats leaves. Langtang National Park was established in 1976 as Nepal's first Himalayan national park and the country's fourth protected area. Langtang, Nepal on April 2022

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1 November 2022

The Nepal gray langur monkeys in the wild in Langtang mountain region in the Himalayas in Nepal. Gray langurs are also called Hanuman langurs or Hanuman monkeys, are Old World monkeys native to the Indian subcontinent constituting the genus Semnopithecus. The Nepal gray langur scientifically Semnopithecus schistaceus is a gray langur endemic to the Himalayas in Nepal, far southwestern Tibet, northern India, northern Pakistan, Bhutan and possibly Afghanistan. It is found in forests at an elevation of 1,500 to 4,000 metres high in the mountains. The Nepal gray langur is both terrestrial and arboreal and eats leaves. Langtang National Park was established in 1976 as Nepal's first Himalayan national park and the country's fourth protected area. Langtang, Nepal on April 2022

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