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: Locality with 754 residents
  • Description: village in Burang, Ngari, Tibet, China
  • Also known as: Darchen”, “Kangsa”, “Kangsa Village”, “Parga Xang seat”, “Taqin”, “Tarqên”, and “塔欽

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Darchen.

Town
is a town, which is situated 5 km north of Tarchan.

Tarchan

Latitude
30.93124° or 30° 55′ 53″ north
Longitude
81.28939° or 81° 17′ 22″ east
Population
754
Elevation
4,602 metres (15,098 feet)
Open location code
8M23W7JQ+FQ
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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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Tarchan”. Photo: Ondřej Žváček, CC BY 2.5.