Kunggar

Kunggar or Maizhokunggar is a small town and the seat of in the Lhasa Prefecture in the of . It is especially noted for its pottery, which non-corrodible, heat retaining and in an ethnic style.
  • Type: Town with 49,500 residents
  • Description: town in Maizhokunggar, Lhasa, Tibet, China
  • Also known as: Gongka”, “Gungkar”, “Kung-k’a”, “Kungga”, “Maizhokunggar”, “Meda Kongkar Dzong”, “Medrogungkhar”, “Medu Kongkar Dzong”, “Medu Kongkar-dsong”, “Medugonkar”, “Metrokongkar”, “Metu Kongkar Dzong”, “Mo-chu-kung-ch’ia”, “Mo-chu-kung-k’a”, and “Mòzhúgōngkă Xiàn

Kunggar

Latitude
29.84269° or 29° 50′ 34″ north
Longitude
91.73177° or 91° 43′ 54″ east
Population
49,500
Elevation
3,818 metres (12,526 feet)
Open location code
7MXHRPVJ+3P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8069469358
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1280797
Wiki­data ID
Q6444525
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Wu Chinese—“Kunggar” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Kunggar
  • Chinese: gōngkǎ zhèn
  • Chinese: 工卡
  • Chinese: 工卡镇
  • Gan Chinese: 工卡镇
  • German: Kunggar
  • Malay: Kunggar
  • Persian: کوگار
  • Tibetan: གུང་དཀར་ཆོས་འཁོར།
  • Tibetan: གུང་དཀར
  • Ukrainian: Кунггар
  • Welsh: Kunggar
  • Wu Chinese: 工卡镇

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