Gartok

Gartok is made of twin encampment settlements of Gar Günsa and Gar Yarsa in the in the of Tibet. Gar Gunsa served as the winter encampment and Gar Yarsa as the summer encampment.
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: settlement in Gar County, western Tibet, China
  • Also known as: Ga’ertuoke”, “Ga’eryasha”, “Gadak”, “Gadake”, “Gar Yarsa”, “Ka-erh-tu”, “Ka-erh-ya-sha”, “Ka-ta-k’o”, “Ko-erh-ya-sha”, “Ko-ta-k’o”, “Ya-sha”, and “Ya-so

Gartok

Latitude
31.72798° or 31° 43′ 41″ north
Longitude
80.33713° or 80° 20′ 14″ east
Elevation
4,435 metres (14,551 feet)
Open location code
8M32P8HP+5V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 946032521
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
1281218
Wiki­data ID
Q984129
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Tibetan—“Gartok” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: Gá’ěrtuōkè
  • Chinese: Gádàkè
  • Chinese: 噶大克
  • Chinese: 噶尔亚沙
  • Chinese: 噶尔托克
  • Chinese: 噶尔雅沙
  • Chinese: 噶爾托克
  • Chinese: 雅沙
  • Dutch: Gartok
  • French: Gartok
  • German: Namru (Günsa)
  • Hebrew: גרטוק
  • Hindi: गरतोक
  • Indonesian: Gartok
  • Irish: Gartok
  • Japanese: ガルトク
  • Japanese: ガルトック
  • Tibetan: Gartog
  • Tibetan: Garyarsa
  • Tibetan: སྒར་ཐོག

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