Chhentung छेन्तुङ
EN नेपाली

Representative image of the region — not this specific village.

Arman is one of the Chhantyal villages of Myagdi, set among the southern slopes of the Dhaulagiri range. Its former VDC is now part of Mangala Rural Municipality, the unit formed in 2017 from Arman, Baranja and their neighbours.

Trace-back

Chhantyal tradition holds that the people once thrived in a sacred place called “Chhentu” before spreading along the southern flanks of Dhaulagiri — the same memory that gives this website its name, Chhentung. The broader story is well known: around 700 years ago the Chhantyal are said to have come to Myagdi from Sinja, in Jumla, in search of copper, and mining became their defining craft.

What people do

The village’s own figures are not yet recorded here. Life follows the rhythm of the region — farming, livestock, and income from family abroad.

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Photos

Pictures of the village and its surroundings. Many are representative views of the area while we gather verified photographs — tap any photo to enlarge.

  • Mt. Dhaulagiri, the great massif that watches over the homeland. Photo: Ayrahca Saaz · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
  • The Beni–Jomsom road winding through Myagdi along the Kali Gandaki. Photo: Saddam19 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
  • Beni, the headquarters of Myagdi district and the gateway to the villages. Photo: Saddam19 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Copper mines nearby

The mining heritage that first drew families to these slopes.

  • Arman Khani

    Historical (named for its mine)

    The village is also recorded as "Arman Khani" — the "-khani" ending marking it among the copper-mine settlements from which the Chhantyal community grew across the Dhaulagiri hills.

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