Samkar
Samkar is a village in Shannan, Tibet and has an elevation of 3,659 metres. Samkar is situated nearby to the town Gyêrba, as well as near the village Gyêba.- Type: Village
- Description: village in China
- Also known as: “Oin”, “On”, “Samkha”, “Samkhar”, “Sangga”, and “Wen Qu”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gyêrba.
Gyêrba
Town
An alphabetical list of populated places, including cities, towns, and villages, in the Tibet Autonomous Region of western China.
Samkar
- Categories: village of the People’s Republic of China and locality
- Location: Shannan, Tibet, Southwest China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
29.3704° or 29° 22′ 13″ north
Longitude
91.82882° or 91° 49′ 44″ east
Elevation
3,659 metres (12,005 feet)
Open location code
7MXH9RCH+5G
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Wu Chinese—“Samkar” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “桑嘎”
- Chinese: “桑嘎村”
- Chinese: “温区”
- Gan Chinese: “桑嘎村”
- Tibetan: “Samkar”
- Wu Chinese: “桑嘎村”
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