The Kham Magars, also known in scholarship as the Northern Magars, are a Magar Kham language or Kham Kura speaking indigenous ethnic tribal community native to Nepal. In general, Kham Magars refer to themselves using their clan name and the ethnic identity of Magar. Kham Magar clan names include Budha/ Budhathoki, Gharti, Pun, and Roka. The language of the Kham Magars is call Magar Kham among other glottonyms. It is estimated that about 71,000 Kham Magars live in the Middle Hills of mid-western Nepal, in the districts of Rukum, Rolpa, and Baglung. Scattered communities also live in Jajarkot, Dailekh, Kalikot, Achham, and Doti districts as well as in the capital city of Kathmandu.
Legal hashish shop, Kathmandu, 1973
The Magar, also spelled Mangar and Mongar, are Magar language speaking ethnolinguistic group native to Nepal, representing 6.9% of Nepal's total population according to the 2021 Nepal census.They are one of the main Gurkha tribes.
Magars in traditional dress
Magar girls in Maghe Sankranti
Magar group, military tribe, Nepal
Magar man, military tribe, Nepal