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North Face of Everest as seen from the path to North Base Camp Everest and Lhotse from the south (Nepal): in the foreground are Thamserku, Kangtega, and Ama Dablam. Mount Everest, known locally as Sagarmatha or Qomolangma, [note 4] is Earth's highest mountain above sea level, located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas.
The headquarters of Sagarmatha is Rajbiraj. Sagarmāthā is a Nepali word which as per some sources, is derived from सगर ( "sagar" , sky) and माथा ( "māthā" , head).
Sagarmatha National Park was established on July 19, 1976. [3] In 1979, it became the country's first national park that was inscribed as a Natural World Heritage Site . In January 2002, a Buffer Zone comprising 275 km 2 (106 sq mi) was added. [ 1 ]
Sagarmatha is the Nepalese name for Mount Everest. It may also refer to: Sagarmatha Zone, former administrative division of Nepal; Sagarmatha National Park, in Nepal, near Mount Everest; Radio Sagarmatha, community radio in Kathmandu, Nepal; Sagarmatha Highway, east-west highway in Nepal; Sagarmatha Airport, in eastern Nepal
The Khumbu region includes both Sagarmatha National Park (above Monju) and the Sagarmatha National Park Buffer Zone, between Lukla and Monju. [2] Khumbu is a glacier believed to be the result of the last great Ice Age, ~500,000 years ago. Lonely Planet has ranked Khumbu region in sixth best region in the world to travel. [6]
Sagar is very common name across Nepal and generally referred to either ocean or sky. Even meany locations and areas have been named after it. E.g. 'Sagarmatha'. Sagarmāthā Zone (Nepali: सगरमाथा अञ्चल, "Sagarmāthā Anchal"), which includes mountain districts of the Himalayas and the world's highest peak Mount Everest.
Mt. Everest is located within the Sagarmatha National Park, which is a sacred landscape for local Sherpas. [36] The region is considered the dwelling of supernatural beings. [36] Sherpas value life and the beauty it provides, meaning they avoid killing living creatures.
Nepal’s eminent historian late Baburam Acharya is credited with the Nepali name Sagarmatha (सगरमाथा) [3] for Mount Everest that straddles Nepal-China border. Previously, Nepal had no official name of its own for the world’s tallest peak in Nepali, although names among many Nepalese people - Sherpa, Limbu, etc. existed long ago ...