Mustang is the name of the district in
northern Nepal bordering Tibet (China) and it runs along the Kali
Gandaki River. This isolated region, the Mustang District, denoting
“fertile plain” and pronounced Mun Tan in Tibetan, is the area north of
the ACA.. The areas mystique which attracts travelers today, dates back
hundreds of years to around the 7th century. The Mustang Region has
served not only as the major trade route between Tibet, India, and Nepal
but it also was a gateway in the 19th and the early 20th centuries for
the inquisitive travelers trying their luck to sneak into forbidden
Tibet. As such, Mustang (the Kingdom of Lo) is mentioned in numerous
books describing the perils and many failed attempts of reaching Tibet
through this region.It is the garden of natural scene and natural
beauty.
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