Tukuche

Tukuche, sometimes spelt Tukche, is a village development committee in Mustang District in the Dhawalagiri Zone of northern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 652 people living in 166 individual households.[1]

Tukuche
टुकुचे
Village development committee
Tukuche is located in Gandaki Province
Tukuche
Tukuche
Location in Nepal
Tukuche is located in Nepal
Tukuche
Tukuche
Tukuche (Nepal)
Coordinates: 28.74°N 83.62°E / 28.74; 83.62
Country   Nepal
ZoneDhawalagiri Zone
DistrictMustang District
Population
 (1991)
 • Total652
Time zoneUTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)

The village is located in the Kali Gandaki Gorge. It is a center of the Thakali people. These residing Thakali people brand the Thakali tradition, especially Thakali food items (Thakali Khana Set and Thakali Khaja Set), which is more trivial all around Nepal. Besides food, other attractions lie in the white plastered, wooden houses, dusty and dry land, and also the unique culture and lifestyle of people.

Sights

There are a number of sights of interest in Tukuche:[2][3][4]

  1. Qpar Gompa
  2. Rani Gompa
  3. Sambha Gompa
  4. Tukuche Distillery
  5. Thakali Cultural Museum
  6. Thak library

References
  1. "Nepal Census 2001", Nepal's Village Development Committees, Digital Himalaya, retrieved 15 November 2009.
  2. Rai, Ratan Kumar (1994). Along the Kali Gandaki: The Ancient Salt Route in Western Nepal (The Thakalis, Bon dKar and Lamaist Monasteries). Pilgrims Book House. ISBN 9788173030215.
  3. Peissel, Michel (1968). Mustang: A lost Tibetan kingdom. Futura. ISBN 978-8173030024.
  4. Mayhew, Bradley; Bindloss, Joe (2009). Trekking in the Nepal Himalaya (9 ed.). Lonely Planet. p. 195. ISBN 978-1741041880.


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