Gannan

Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture is an autonomous prefecture in southern , China, bordering to the north, to the northeast, Longnan to the east and to the south.
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city, also known as Zö from its Tibetan name, is the administrative seat of the Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in southern province in Northwestern China.

County is a county in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, province, , bordering province to the west. The name, which literally means "Xia River", refers to the which runs through the county.

is a town in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. Luchu means 'River of the Dragon God' in Chinese.

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is a county-level town in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the southern part of Gansu Province.

Gannan

Latitude of center
34.9845° or 34° 59′ 4″ north
Longitude of center
102.9106° or 102° 54′ 38″ east
Population
750,000
Elevation
3,055 metres (10,023 feet)
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8084435453
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­region
Geo­Names ID
1810686
Wiki­data ID
Q1012462
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Yue Chinese—“Gannan” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Gannan Tibetar Prefektura autonomoa
  • Catalan: Prefectura Autònoma Tibetana de Gannan
  • Chinese: gannan zangzu zizhi zhou
  • Chinese: gannan zhou
  • Chinese: Kam-lâm Chōng-cho̍k Chū-tī-chiu
  • Chinese: 甘南
  • Chinese: 甘南州
  • Chinese: 甘南藏族自治州
  • Czech: Kanlho
  • Danish: Gannan
  • Dutch: Autonome Tibetaanse Prefectuur Gannan
  • Estonian: Gannani Tiibeti autonoomne ringkond
  • Finnish: Gannanin tiibetiläisten autonominen prefektuuri
  • French: Prefecture autonome tibetaine de Gannan
  • French: préfecture autonome tibétaine de Gannan
  • French: Préfecture autonome tibétaine de Gannan
  • Gan Chinese: 甘南藏族自治州
  • German: Autonomer Bezirk Gannan der Tibeter
  • German: Gannan
  • Hebrew: הנציבות האוטונומית הטיבטית גאן-נאן
  • Italian: prefettura autonoma tibetana di Gannan
  • Italian: Prefettura autonoma tibetana di Gannan
  • Japanese: ケンロ・プーリー・ランキョン・クル
  • Japanese: ケンロ州
  • Japanese: 甘南チベット族自治州
  • Japanese: 甘南州
  • Japanese: 甘南蔵族自治州
  • Korean: 간난 티베트족 자치주
  • Lithuanian: Ganano tibetiečių autonominė prefektūra
  • Lithuanian: Gannano tibetiečių autonominė prefektūra
  • Min Dong Chinese: Găng-nàng
  • Min Nan Chinese: Kam-lâm Chōng-cho̍k Chū-tī-chiu
  • Mongolian: Ганьнань тойрог
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Gannan Zang
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Gannan
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Gannan
  • Norwegian: Gannan
  • Persian: ولایت خودمختار گانان تبتی
  • Persian: ولایت خودمختار گاننان تبتی
  • Polish: Gannan
  • Russian: Ганьнань-Тибетский автономный округ
  • Russian: Ганьнань
  • Spanish: Gannan
  • Spanish: Prefectura autonoma tibetana de Gannan
  • Spanish: Prefectura autónoma tibetana de Gannan
  • Swedish: Gannan
  • Tibetan: kan lho bod rigs rang skyong khul
  • Tibetan: kan lho khul
  • Tibetan: kan lho rang skyong khul
  • Tibetan: དཀར་ལྷོ་བོད་རིགས་རང་སྐྱོང་ཁུལ་
  • Turkish: Gannan Tibet Özerk İli
  • Turkish: Gannan
  • Uighur: گاننان زاڭزۇ ئاپتونوم ئوبلاستى
  • Ukrainian: Ганьнань-Тибетська автономна префектура
  • Urdu: گاننان تبتی خود مختار پریفیکچر
  • Vietnamese: Cam Nam, Cam Túc
  • Vietnamese: Cam Nam
  • Vietnamese: Châu tự trị dân tộc Tạng Cam Nam
  • Wu Chinese: 甘南藏族自治州
  • Yue Chinese: 甘南
  • Yue Chinese: 甘南州
  • Yue Chinese: 甘南藏族自治州

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