Ringmo

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|native_name = रिङमो

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|subdivision_name1 = Karnali Province

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|subdivision_name2 = Dolpa District

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Ringmo is a traditional village in Dolpo in the Dolpa District of Nepal, with a seasonal population of about 200.National Geographic Channel. Impossible Journeys: The Traders. Aired July 27, 2008. The people are mostly of Tibetan ethnicity, are of the Bönpo faith, and engage in trade, yak herding and tourism.[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE5DC1239F936A15757C0A965958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all The Remote Reaches of Nepal] 1993. New York Times It sits on the landslide dam that formed Phoksundo Lake at about 3660 m (12,000 ft) above sea level. A Bön temple also named Ringmo can be found just outside the town, and the river that drains from Phoksundo plunges over an impressive 167 m (548 ft) waterfall about half a kilometer south of the village.[http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/dec2007/2007-12-24-03.asp Michael Cates Nepal Safeguards Four Sacred Himalayan Lakes] Environment News Service

Ringmo is the seat of the Phoksundo village development committee.

Gallery

File:Das Dorf Ringmo.jpg|The village of Ringmo

File:Blick auf Ringmo über den Phoksundo-See.jpg|Ringmo seen from Phoksundo Lake

File:Bön Gompa in Ringmo.jpg|Bön Gompa of Ringmo

File:Im Inneren des Bön Gompa in Ringmo.jpg|Inside the Bön Gompa of Ringmo

File:Tanzmasken im Bön Gompa in Ringmo.jpg|Dancing masks at the Bön Gompa of Ringmo

References

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Category:Populated places in Dolpa District

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