Risum
Risum is a town in Ngari, Tibet and has an elevation of 4,350 metres.- Type: Town
- Also known as: “Rigsum”, “Risong”, “Rokjung”, “Roksum”, and “Rusung”
- Category: locality
- Location: Ngari, Tibet, Southwest China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
33.19692° or 33° 11′ 49″ northLongitude
79.82097° or 79° 49′ 16″ eastElevation
4,350 metres (14,272 feet)Open location code
8J5X5RWC+Q9OpenStreetMap ID
node 991805199OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
1280143
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Tibetan—“Risum” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “日松”
- Chinese: “日松乡”
- Russian: “Рисум”
- Tibetan: “Risum”
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