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Kuine Khani lies in the Raghuganga area of Myagdi, named — like its neighbours Thada Khani and Mangale Khani — among the district’s old copper mine villages.

Trace-back

The “-khani” ending marks it as a mine settlement. Kuine Khani belongs to the eastern cluster of Chhantyal villages whose copper drew our ancestors to these hills, and whose mines now lie quiet, buried in the forest.

At the time of the 1991 census

Recorded under the name Kuinemangale, the village had a population of 1,650 people in 290 households — one of the larger settlements of the eastern Chhantyal belt.

What people do

As across Myagdi, families live by farming, livestock and work abroad, the old copper trade long behind them.

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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.

  • A copper bell — the metal whose mining first drew families to these slopes. Photo: Sajansharma · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
  • The Beni–Jomsom road winding through Myagdi along the Kali Gandaki. Photo: Saddam19 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
  • Mt. Dhaulagiri, the great massif that watches over the homeland. Photo: Ayrahca Saaz · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Videos

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

  • Kuine — a Chhantyal village of Myagdi

    Everyday life and landscapes of Kuine Khani, one of the old copper-mining settlements of the homeland.

    SJM Network · YouTube

Copper mines nearby

The mining heritage that first drew families to these slopes.

  • Kuine Khani mine

    Disused

    One of the Raghuganga area's old copper-mine villages, alongside Thada Khani and Mangale Khani. The "-khani" name marks it a mine settlement; the workings now lie quiet, buried in the forest.

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