Dara
Dara is a locality in Xigaze, Tibet and has an elevation of 4,027 metres. Dara is situated nearby to the farm village Gyangkar, as well as near Liaoyun.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gyantse Fortress and Palcho Monastery.
Gyantse Fortress
Castle
Photo: Göran Höglund (Kartläsarn), CC BY 2.0.
Gyantse Dzong or Gyantse Fortress is one of the best preserved dzongs in Tibet, perched high above the town of Gyantse on a huge spur of grey brown rock.
Palcho Monastery
Buddhist temple
Photo: Alberrosidus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Palcho Monastery or Pelkor Chode Monastery or Shekar Gyantse is the main monastery in the Nyangchu river valley in Gyantse, Gyantse County, Shigatse Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region. Palcho Monastery is situated 3 km north of Dara.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gyantse.
Gyantse
Photo: Banja-Frans Mulder, CC BY 3.0.
Gyantse, officially Gyangzê Town, is a town located in Gyantse County, Shigatse Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China. It was historically considered the third largest and most prominent town in Tibet, but there are now at least ten larger Tibetan cities.
Dara
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Dare” and “Liaoyuan Gongshe”
- Location: Xigaze, Tibet, Southwest China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
28.901° or 28° 54′ 4″ northLongitude
89.601° or 89° 36′ 4″ eastElevation
4,027 metres (13,212 feet)Open location code
7MWFWJ22+99GeoNames ID
7929840
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Tibetan—“Dara” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “燎原公社”
- Chinese: “达热”
- Tibetan: “Dara”
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Localities in the Area
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