Visit MUSTANG

Mustang District, a part of Dhaulagiri Zone, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal, a landlocked country of South Asia. The district, withJomsom as its headquarters, covers an area of 3,573 km² and has a population (2001) of 14,981.

The district straddles the Himalayas and extends northward onto the Tibetan plateau. Upper Mustang, the former Lo Kingdom comprises the northern two-thirds of the district. This kingdom was a dependency of the Kingdom of Nepal but was abolished by the republican Government of Nepal on October 7, 2008.

In addition to trekking routes through the Lo Kingdom ("Upper Mustang") and along the Annapurna Circuit in lower Mustang, the district is famous for the springs and village of Muktinath (a popular Hindu and Buddhist pilgrimage site), apples, and Marpha brandy. Mustang was a lost kingdom ofTibet where traditions may remain more Tibetan than in Tibet proper following its annexation by China.

There are only sixteen VDCs in Mustang which has a total of only about 13,000 people(according to 2011 census)

With only that much population, the environment is calm, free from noise and pollution. Mustang is one of the most desired holiday destination place of Nepal.

Charang, Chhonhup, Chhoser, Chhusang, Dhami, Jhong, Jomsom, Kagbeni, Kowang, Kunjo, Lete, Lo Manthang, Marpha, Muktinath, Surkhang,Tukuche are the VDCs of Mustang district.

There are many famous places to visit in mustang district.People who visit mustang can enjoy unique landscapes,natural beauty such as tranquil rivers and snow clapped mountains. Mustang lies beyond annapuran mountain range ,it is one of the two district of Nepal which lies beyond mountains and it is suprising to know that you see some mountains in the west...as mustang lies in the top north.

The below picture is of the famous Muktinath temple of Mustang district.It is famous for both Hindus as well as Buddhists pligrims.The picture is taen in winter season so you can see it is covered with the snow.

The below mountain is the one of the top ten highest mountain in the world. This mountain is Mt. Dhaulagari .It s taken from Chimang village of Tukuche VDC, Mustang. Its height is above 8000 m. It is one of the most popular mountain in the world.

There are many mountains that can be seen mustang district some are Annapururna, Nilgiri ,Tukuche mt.etc

Apple is main fruit found in Mustang. It is generally grown in cold climate. Apples farming is generally done in mid and lower Mustang. The places famous for apple farming are Marpha, Chimang, Chhiro,Thini and some places in lower Mustang. Apple products such as Brandy,wine etc are very popular and exported in high quantity every year.

There are different varities of apple found in Mustang. The most popular is red apples(also called paach chuche) .similarly golden apples are also very common.

The climate is cold and dry. Often mustang is called cold desert.There are three regions in mustang.

-lower Mustang: This area is full of corniforous forest.The climate here is similar to that of Magdi district of Nepal.

The below lake is lake Dhumba which lies near Thini village Nepal.It is a very small lake as in Mustang there is less rainfall,But due to cold temperature water from this lake is difficult to evaporate.

Upper mustang of Nepal has very unique landscape.There is almost no rainfall in the upper region of Mustang district.The climate is very dry and cold.

This is upper mustang .Famous places in this region includes kagbeni, mukti chhetra and lo mangthan.

From this region kaligandaki river of Nepal is originated and flows towards south up to India.

There are many high peaks in Mustang, Nilgiri is one of the one. The beautiful view of Nilgiri can be seen from Jomsom- the headquater of mustang district.