Tengboche (or Thyangboche) is a village in
Khumjung in the
Khumbu region of northeastern
Nepal, located at . In the village is an important
Buddhist monastery,
Tengboche Monastery, which is the largest
gompa in the Khumbu region. The structure was built in 1923. In 1934, it was destroyed by an earthquake but subsequently rebuilt. It was destroyed again by a fire in 1989, and again rebuilt with the help of volunteers and the provision of foreign aid. Tengboche has a panoramic view of the
Himalayan mountains, including the well-known peaks of
Tawache,
Everest,
Nuptse,
Lhotse,
Ama Dablam, and
Thamserku.
Tenzing Norgay, the first man to reach the summit of Mount Everest with Sir
Edmund Hillary, was born in the area in the village of Thani and was once sent to Tengboche Monastery to be a monk.