Gar Tsangpo
Gar Tsangpo, also called Gartang or Gar River, is a headwater of the Indus River in the Ngari Prefecture, Tibet, China. It merges with other headwater, Sênggê Zangbo, near the village of Tashigang to form the Indus River.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Ngari, Tibet, China
- Also known as: “Ga’er Zangbu”, “Gar River”, “Gartang”, “Gartang Tsangpo”, “Hsiang-ch’üan Ho”, “Ka-erh Ho”, “Ka-erh-ch’ü”, and “Ka-t’ang Ho”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tashigang and Zhaxigang Township.
Gar Tsangpo
- Categories: watercourse, river, and body of water
- Location: Tibet, Southwest China, China, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.49348° or 32° 29′ 37″ north
Longitude
79.68701° or 79° 41′ 13″ east
Elevation
4,220 metres (13,845 feet)
Open location code
8J4XFMVP+9R
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Tibetan—“Gar Tsangpo” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Gar Zangbo”
- Chinese: “噶尔藏布”
- Dutch: “Gar Tsangpo”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جار تسانجبو”
- German: “Gar Zangbo”
- Japanese: “ガル川”
- Swedish: “Gar Zangbo”
- Tibetan: “Gar Zangbo”
- Tibetan: “སྒར་གཙང་པོ”
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