Gyangkar

Gyangkar is a farm village in , and has an elevation of 4,027 metres. Gyangkar is situated nearby to the farm village , as well as near the locality .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gyantse Fortressalt_name and Palcho Monastery.

Photo: Göran Höglund (Kartläsarn), CC BY 2.0.
Gyantse Dzong or Gyantse Fortress is one of the best preserved dzongs in , perched high above the town of on a huge spur of grey brown rock.

Buddhist temple
Photo: Alberrosidus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The or Pelkor Chode Monastery or Shekar Gyantse is the main monastery in the Nyangchu river valley in , , Shigatse Prefecture, . is situated 2½ km north of Gyangkar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gyantse.

Photo: Banja-Frans Mulder, CC BY 3.0.
, officially Gyangzê Town, is a town located in , Shigatse Prefecture, , China. It was historically considered the third largest and most prominent town in , but there are now at least ten larger Tibetan cities.

Gyangkar

Latitude
28.902° or 28° 54′ 7″ north
Longitude
89.602° or 89° 36′ 7″ east
Elevation
4,027 metres (13,212 feet)
Open location code
7MWFWJ22+RQ
Geo­Names ID
8026653
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Tibetan—“Gyangkar” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “江嘎”
  • Tibetan: “Gyangkar”

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