Tawang
Tawang is a town in the Himalayas in the far west of the state of Arunachal Pradesh in North-Eastern India. The second-largest Buddhist monastery in the world is here, and was built in 1681.
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- City with about 11,000 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 2,670 metres (8,760 feet)
- Description: town in Arunachal Pradesh, India
- Also known as“Mön Tawang”“T’a-wan”“Tang Shyo”“Tawang Shyo”“Tawang Town”“Towang”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Galden Namgyel Lhatse.
Galden Namgyel Lhatse
Tawang Monastery is a Buddhist monastery located in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India.
Tawang
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Latitude
27.5879° or 27° 35′ 17″ north
Longitude
91.8637° or 91° 51′ 49″ east
Open location code
7MVHHVQ7+5F
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OpenStreetMap feature
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Tawang” goes by many names.
تاوانجArabic
টাৱাংAssamese
TawangAsturian
তওয়াংBengali
তাওয়াংBishnupriya
TawangCebuano
达旺Chinese
达旺城Chinese
ΤαουάνγκGreek
તવાંગGujarati
טוואנגHebrew
तवांगHindi
TawangIndonesian
TawangIrish
TawangItalian
タワンJapanese
タワングJapanese
タワング・タウンJapanese
タワン鎮Japanese
ತವಾಂKannada
ತವಾಂಗ್ ಟೌನ್Kannada
تاوانجKashmiri
타왕Korean
TavangasLithuanian
तवाङ्गMagahi
Tawang, IndiaMalay
तवांगMarathi
TawangMin Nan Chinese
TawangOccitan (post 1500)
ତୱାଙ୍ଗOriya
ਤਵਾਂਗPanjabi
تاوانگPersian
TawangPolish
TawangRomanian
ТавангRussian
ᱛᱚᱣᱟᱝSantali
ตาวังThai
ТавангUkrainian
تاوانجUrdu
ٹوانگUrdu
TawangVietnamese
توانگWestern Panjabi
Places with the Same Name
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as New Market and Shyo.
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