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Bhakimli (Nepali भकिम्ली; also spelled Bhakilmi) is a village in Beni Municipality-3 of Myagdi district, set in the hills above the district town of Beni. It is home to Chhantyal and Magar families.

Earlier drafts of this site listed the village as “Makilmi” — a garbling of the name. The correct form is Bhakimli / Bhakilmi.

Trace-back

Bhakimli belongs to the eastern Myagdi country where the Chhantyal worked the copper — the calling that gave the people their reputation as miners across the Dhaulagiri hills. Local accounts still recall families drawing copper from the mines around the village.

What people do

At the 1991 census Bhakimli had about 3,132 people in 599 households. Life today rests on farming and animal husbandry, with the old mining now a memory, and — as across Myagdi — many families supported by work abroad. In recent years the area above the village (Beldhunga) has drawn visitors, and Bhakimli has become known for kiwi farming.

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Sources

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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.

  • Dawn light on Dhaulagiri, seen across the Myagdi hills. Photo: Manuel Velazquez · CC BY 3.0 · source
  • The Beni–Jomsom road winding through Myagdi along the Kali Gandaki. Photo: Saddam19 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
  • A copper bell — the metal whose mining first drew families to these slopes. Photo: Sajansharma · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Videos

Community films and clips about the village and its area — tap to play.

  • Myagdi Bhakimli Village Tour — the Chhantyal who draw copper from the mines

    A village tour of Bhakimli and its old copper-mining tradition (in Nepali).

  • सुन्दर गाउँ म्याग्दी भकिम्लीको यात्रा — Beni to Bhakimli (Travel Vlog)

    A travel vlog journeying from Beni up to Bhakimli village, Myagdi.

Copper mines nearby

The mining heritage that first drew families to these slopes.

  • Bhakimli copper workings

    Worked historically

    Bhakimli's Chhantyal families are remembered for extracting copper from local mines — the craft that gave the community its name across the Dhaulagiri hills.

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