Tukuche, sometimes spelt Tukche, is a
village development committee in
Mustang District in the
Dhawalagiri Zone
Dhaulagiri ( ne, धौलागिरी अञ्चल ) was one of the fourteen zones which Nepal was divided into for administrative purposes, prior to the September 10, 2015 adoption of a new Constitution, which divided the nation instead ...
of northern
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...
. At the time of the
1991 Nepal census it had a population of 652 people living in 166 individual households.
The village is located in the
Kali Gandaki Gorge
The Kali Gandaki Gorge or Andha Galchi is the Canyon, gorge of the Kali Gandaki (or Gandaki River) in the Himalayas in Nepal. By some sources, it may be one of the deepest gorges in the world.
The upper part of the gorge is also called Thak Khol ...
. It is a center of the
Thakali people
The Thakali are an ethnolinguistic group originating from the Thak Khola region of Mustang District in the Dhaulagiri zone of Nepal. Thak-sat-se is the traditional area of the Thakali community, which lies over Mustang District, the valley of ...
. 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:
# Qpar Gompa
# Rani Gompa
#
Sambha Gompa
# Tukuche Distillery
# Thakali Cultural Museum
# Thak library
References
External links
UN map of the municipalities of Mustang District
Populated places in Mustang District
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