Khiraule ( ne, खिरौले) is a

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village located in

Solukhumbu District Solukhumbu District ( ne, सोलुखुम्बु जिल्ला , Sherpa: , Wylie: shar khum bu dzong) is one of 14 districts of Province No. 1 of eastern Nepal. As the name suggests, it consists of the subregions Solu and Khumbu. ...

Province No. 1 Province No. 1 (proposed names: Kirat Autonomous State, Kirat, Limbuwan, Khambuwan Rashtriya Morcha, Nepal, Khambuwan, Mount Everest, Sagarmatha, Virata, Birat and Koshi River, Koshi) is the easternmost of the seven Provinces of Nepal, province ...

, part of northeastern

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. It is 50.0 km south of

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and 148 km east of

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at an

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of 2,400 m. The village has an area of six square kilometres, almost half of which is covered in forest. Khiraule used to be classified as a village of Ward no. 9 of

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Village Development Committee, but after the dissolution of the committees and establishment of gaunpalikas, it was reclassified as one of the villages of Ward no. 1 of Mahakulung Rural Municipality.

Religious Sites

Monastery

There is a

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in Khiraule which is officially registered as Ngonga Thyakchhyok Chhyoling Monastery. It is also known as Khiraule Monastery and Chambaling Monastery.

Stupa (Chorten)

A 45 foot tall

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, Chyang Chub Chorten ( ne, बोधि चैत्य), was built in Khiraule in 2019 and consecrated in 2020. The stupa, which is also known as the Enlightenment Stupa, is one of the eight types of Tibetan stupas that symbolize important events in the life of

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. The stupa built in Khiraule symbolizes Buddha's enlightenment under the Bodhi Tree in

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School

Khiraule Lower Secondary School is the first and only school in Khiraule. It was officially established in 2049 B.S. Many improvements to the school's infrastructure were carried out in recent years with the help of private contributors.

Hydropower

Surke Khola Micro Hydropower is the first

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plant in Khiraule. The plant was completed and started operation in 2019.{{Cite web, title=EcoHimal Nepal, url=https://ecohimal.org.np/project/ird-shurke-khola-micro-hydro-project, access-date=2020-09-02, website=ecohimal.org.np

Medical Center (Clinic)

Khiraule Community Heath Unit was established in 2016.

References

External links

Khiraule: The Tale and the TrailSouth Cumbria school gets recognition from NepalTWO FRIENDS are hoping to raise money for a Nepalese school by undertaking an ambitious cycling and walking challenge
Populated places in Nepal Solukhumbu District