Rutog Town

The Rutog Town, called Rituzhen in Chinese, is a town and the seat of in the far western . It is also a major military base for China near the disputed border with India allowing it to press its claims militarily.
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  • Type: Town
  • Description: town in Rutog County, Ngari, Tibet, China
  • Also known as: “bourg de Rutog”, “Gyelgosang”, “Jih-t’u”, “Jih-t’u-tsung”, “Lo-to-k’o”, “Lo-to-k’o-tsung”, “Ritu”, “Ritu zhen”, “Rudog”, “Ruthog”, “Ruthok”, “Rutog”, “རུ་ཐོག་གྲོང་རྡལ།”, and “日土镇 རུ་ཐོག”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dêrub and Rutog.

Village
The Rutog Town, called Rituzhen in Chinese, is a town… is situated 3½ km west of Rutog Town.

Village
Photo: Dominique Roux, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rudok, also spelt Rutok and , more properly Rudok… is situated 9 km northwest of Rutog Town.

Rutog Town

Latitude
33.37983° or 33° 22′ 47″ north
Longitude
79.73044° or 79° 43′ 50″ east
Elevation
4,253 metres (13,953 feet)
Open location code
8J5X9PHJ+W5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3017809549
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1280116
Wiki­data ID
Q3055269
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Wu Chinese—“Rutog Town” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Rutog Town”
  • Chinese: “rìtǔ zhèn”
  • Chinese: “日土”
  • Chinese: “日土镇”
  • French: “bourg de Rudok”
  • French: “Bourg de Rudok”
  • French: “Rudok”
  • Gan Chinese: “日土镇”
  • German: “Rutog”
  • Japanese: “ルトク”
  • Japanese: “ルトク県”
  • Lithuanian: “Rutogas”
  • Malay: “Bandar Rutog”
  • Persian: “شهر روتوگ”
  • Persian: “شهر ریتوگ”
  • Russian: “Рутог”
  • Spanish: “Rudok”
  • Tibetan: “Rutog”
  • Tibetan: “རུ་ཐོག”
  • Ukrainian: “Рутог”
  • Vietnamese: “Rutog”
  • Wu Chinese: “日土镇”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Gyaigosang and 玛岗雄.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: 日土镇政府 and 日土县司法局法律援助中心.

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