Minsar
Minsar or Moincêr or Menshi is a village and the centre of a township in the Ngari Prefecture of the Tibet region of China. Between 1684 and 1950s, it was a treaty enclave of Kingdom of Ladakh, which later in 1846 became princely state of Jammu and Kashmir under British suzerainty.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Town
- Description: township in Gar County, Ngari, Tibet, China; claimed by India
- Also known as: “Alitangga”, “Alitangka”, “Men-shih”, “Menci”, “Mencix”, “Menshi”, “Menze”, “Mi-ya-erh”, “Missar”, “Misser”, “Moincer”, “Moincêr”, “Moincêr Township”, and “Montser”
Minsar
- Categories: township of China and locality
- Location: Ngari, Tibet, Southwest China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
31.17999° or 31° 10′ 48″ northLongitude
80.76143° or 80° 45′ 41″ eastElevation
4,574 metres (15,007 feet)Open location code
8M325QH6+XHOpenStreetMap ID
node 991515047OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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