Shale
Shale is a farm village in Tibet, Southwest China and has an elevation of 2,090 metres. Shale is situated nearby to the farm village Karbang, as well as near the village Labi.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rasuwa Fort and Timure.
Rasuwa Fort
Hamlet
Photo: Krish Dulal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rasuwa Fort or Rasuwa Gadhi is a historical fort ruin in the Rasuwa District of Nepal roughly at the border with Tibet, China. It is located along the Trishuli River 3 kilometres north of the Nepalese town of Timure in Langtang National Park, yet 25 km south of the nearest locality of China at Gyirong Town. Rasuwa Fort is situated 3½ km southwest of Shale.
Timure
Suburb
Photo: Krish Dulal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Timure is a small town and headquarter of ward no. 2 of Gosaikund rural municipality. It is about 19 km north from Syaphru. Previously Timure was a village development committee in Rasuwa District in the Bagmati Zone of northern Nepal. Timure is situated 6 km southwest of Shale.
Shale
- Type: Farm village
- Location: Tibet, Southwest China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
28.302° or 28° 18′ 7″ northLongitude
85.402° or 85° 24′ 7″ eastElevation
2,090 metres (6,857 feet)Open location code
7MW78C22+QQGeoNames ID
8056072
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Tibetan—“Shale” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “沙勒”
- Tibetan: “Salê”
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