SW China
Tibet
Ngari

Rutog Dzong

Rudok, also spelt Rutok and Rutog, more properly Rudok Dzong, is a town that served as the historical capital of the Rudok area in on the frontier with .
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: village in Rutog County, Ngari, Tibet, China
  • Also known as: “Old Rutog”, “Old Rutok”, “Rudok”, “Rutog Village”, and “Rutok Village”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dêrub and Rutog Town.

Village
The Rutog Town, called Rituzhen in Chinese, is a town and the seat of in the far western . It is also a major military base for China near the disputed border with India allowing it to press its claims militarily. is situated 7 km southeast of Rutog Dzong.

Town
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The , called Rituzhen in Chinese, is a town and the seat of in the far western . It is also a major military base for China near the disputed border with India allowing it to press its claims militarily. is situated 9 km southeast of Rutog Dzong.

Rutog Dzong

Latitude
33.41607° or 33° 24′ 58″ north
Longitude
79.64331° or 79° 38′ 36″ east
Open location code
8J5XCJ8V+C8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4068945708
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Wiki­data ID
Q14305953
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Wu Chinese—“Rutog Dzong” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “Rì tǔ cūn”
  • Chinese: “日土村”
  • French: “Ritu cun”
  • French: “Ritu”
  • French: “Rudok”
  • French: “Rutog”
  • French: “Rutok”
  • French: “village de Rudok”
  • French: “village de Rutog”
  • Gan Chinese: “日土村”
  • Japanese: “ルドク”
  • Russian: “Рутог”
  • Spanish: “Rudok”
  • Wu Chinese: “日土村”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Rutog Dzong”. Photo: Dominique Roux, CC BY-SA 4.0.