# Chongur

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{{Short description|Village in Gandaki Province, Nepal}}
'''Chongur''' (चोङगुर्), or Chhyokhar, is a small village near Barhagaun Muktichhetra, [Muktinath](/source/Muktinath) in [Mustang District](/source/Mustang_District), Gandaki Pradesh, Nepal and has an elevation of 3,700 metres.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NATT 50-1 Muktinath to Chongur and Kagbeni |url=http://www.nepal-dia.de/int__England/EV_Annapurna/ENAT-500_Chongur_Kagbeni/body_enat-500_chongur_kagbeni.html |access-date=2025-06-12 |website=www.nepal-dia.de}}</ref> It is in the Muktinath valley. The population of 200 are Buddhist and speak the [Mustang language](/source/Lhowa_language).{{citation needed|date=July 2024}} The Muktinath valley has seven historic villages: Ranipauwa, Putak, Jhong or Dzong, Chhyokhar or Chongur, Purang, Jharkot and Khinga.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Muktināth - Temple Shrines and Surrounding |url=http://www.nepal-trekking-online.de/muktinath-surrounding.html |access-date=2025-06-12 |website=www.nepal-trekking-online.de}}</ref>

The Chongur grasslands provide habitat for the snow leopards.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tracks of the wild: A boy’s journey into snow leopard’s habitat |url=https://annapurna-express.prixa.net/story/50965/ |access-date=2025-06-12 |website=The Annapurna Express |language=Nepali}}</ref> 

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Category:Populated places in Mustang District

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