Meanings
- A region of northeastern Nepal, on the Nepalese side of Mount Everest.
[…] in Khumbu reflects the historical effects of cattle grazing. In particular the relative role in Khumbu grassland and shrubland vegetation of a number of relatively unpalatable plants such as barberry, […]
1996 January 1, Stanley F. Stevens, Claiming the High Ground: Sherpas, Subsistence, and Environmental Change in the Highest Himalaya, Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House, →ISBN, page 2881 more example
[The increase] in Khumbu trekker traffic has resulted in much lodge building there, and the benefits from tourism continue to contribute to regional economic inequality. Prices in Khumbu have soared; take enough money.
1997, Stephen Bezruchka, Trekking in Nepal: A Traveler's Guide, The Mountaineers Books, →ISBN, page 212
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