Shigatse
Shigatse
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Shigatse is the second largest city in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) of the People's Republic of China. With a population of 100,000, it is one of the largest cities of Tibet. The city is located at an altitude of 12,600 ft or … Read more
Shigatse is the second largest city in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) of the People's Republic of China. With a population of 100,000, it is one of the largest cities of Tibet. The city is located at an altitude of 12,600 ft or 3,840 m at the confluence of the Yarlung Tsangpo (Brahmaputra) River and the Nyang River (Nyang Chu or Nyanchue) in west Tibet. Shigatse lies on a flat terrain surrounded by high mountains, and the urban area is located just south of the Yarlung Zangbo River, located in the south-central TAR. The city was the ancient capital of Ü-Tsang province, and currently is the administrative centre of the modern Shigatse Prefecture, an administrative district of the TAR.
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