Dêrub
The Rutog Town, called Rituzhen in Chinese, is a town and the seat of Rutog County in the far western Tibet Autonomous Region. It is also a major military base for China near the disputed border with India allowing it to press its claims militarily.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village
- Description: village in China
- Also known as: “Derok”, “Deru”, “Derub”, “Derucun”, “Derup”, “Kurang”, and “日松乡:德汝乡”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rutog Town and Rutog Dzong.
Rutog Town
Town
Photo: Global Photographer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Rutog Town, called Rituzhen in Chinese, is a town and the seat of Rutog County in the far western Tibet Autonomous Region. It is also a major military base for China near the disputed border with India allowing it to press its claims militarily. Rutog Town is situated 3½ km east of Dêrub.
Rutog Dzong
Village
Photo: Dominique Roux, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rudok, also spelt Rutok and Rutog, more properly Rudok Dzong, is a town that served as the historical capital of the Rudok area in Western Tibet on the frontier with Ladakh. Rutog Dzong is situated 7 km northwest of Dêrub.
Dêrub
- Categories: village of the People’s Republic of China and locality
- Location: Ngari, Tibet, Southwest China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
33.37178° or 33° 22′ 18″ northLongitude
79.69605° or 79° 41′ 46″ eastElevation
4,263 metres (13,986 feet)Open location code
8J5X9MCW+PCOpenStreetMap ID
node 5201536087OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Wu Chinese—“Dêrub” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “Dé rǔ cūn”
- Chinese: “库让”
- Chinese: “德汝”
- Chinese: “德汝村”
- Dutch: “Dêrub”
- Gan Chinese: “德汝村”
- Malay: “Dêrub”
- Russian: “Деруб”
- Tibetan: “Dêrub”
- Wu Chinese: “德汝村”
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