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Fun fact 5 about Manaslu

Sunrise, Manaslu
mountain

The Manaslu Circuit Trek can now be completed using local accommodation due to the building of tea-houses.

Manaslu
Nepal
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Manaslu

Nepal

Elevation
8,163 m
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Nepal
8th tallest mountain in the world

Manaslu is the eighth-highest mountain in the world at 8,163 metres (26,781 ft) above sea level. It is in the Mansiri Himal, part of the Nepalese Himalayas, in west-central Nepal. Manaslu means "mountain of the spirit" and the word is derived from the Sanskrit word manasa, meaning "intellect" or "soul".

From the “Trekking in the region” section

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