Tarchan

Kangsa Village, poetically known as Darchen, Tarchan or Taqin, is a former enclave, currently held by the People's Republic of China and the seat of the Parga Township, , , .
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  • Type: Village with 754 residents
  • Description: village in Burang, Ngari, Tibet, China
  • Also known as: “Darchen”, “Gangsa”, “Gangsha”, “Kangsa”, “Kangsa Village”, “Parga Xang seat”, “Taqin”, “Tarqên”, “塔欽”, “岗莎”, and “岗萨”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Parga.

Town
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is a town.

Tarchan

Latitude
30.97575° or 30° 58′ 33″ north
Longitude
81.28564° or 81° 17′ 8″ east
Population
754
Elevation
4,602 metres (15,098 feet)
Open location code
8M23X7GP+77
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12903788393
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
7536142
Wiki­data ID
Q14305801
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Wu Chinese—“Tarchan” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Дарчен”
  • Cebuano: “Darchen”
  • Chinese: “塔尔钦”
  • Chinese: “塔尔钦集镇”
  • Chinese: “塔钦”
  • Chinese: “岗莎村”
  • Chinese: “崗莎村”
  • Dutch: “Darchen”
  • Esperanto: “Darchen”
  • French: “Darchen”
  • Gan Chinese: “岗萨村”
  • German: “Darchen”
  • Hebrew: “דארצ’ן”
  • Japanese: “ダルチェン”
  • Japanese: “塔爾欽”
  • Japanese: “崗薩村”
  • Malagasy: “Darchen”
  • Persian: “دارچن”
  • Polish: “Darchen”
  • Russian: “Дарчен”
  • Swedish: “Darchen”
  • Ukrainian: “Дарчен”
  • Ukrainian: “Тарчен”
  • Wu Chinese: “岗萨村”

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