Incorporated village in Mustang, Nepal
The Kali Gandaki River and rice fields near KagbeniKagbeni is a village in the Baragung Muktikshetra rural municipality of Mustang District (Upper Mustang) of the Himalayas, in Nepal, located in the valley of the Kali Gandaki River. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census, it had a population of 555 people.[1]The village lies on the trail from Jomsom to the royal capital Lo Manthang, near the junction with the trail to Muktinath. Kagbeni is also regarded as one of the oldest villages in the Himalayas. Kagbeni lies between two sacred rivers muktinath and kaligandaki.
Gallery
Kali Gandaki River at Kagbeni, Mustang
Nilgri North from Kagbeni, Mustang
Kag chode, new Buddhist Temple at Kagbeni, Mustang
Door of old temple
Alleyway
Bulls in Kagbeni
Ghost trap
People of Kagbeni
Rice fields
See also
References
- ^ वडा नम्बर ४ कागबेनी | वारागुङ मुक्तिक्षेत्र गाउँपालिका, गाउँ कार्यपालिकाको कार्यालय, Baragung Muktichhetra, retrieved 16 October 2020
External links
- UN map of the municipalities of Mustang District
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