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Chaggar Destination Guide
Discover Chaggar in China
Chaggar in the region of Tibet Autonomous Region is a place located in China - some 1,597 mi or ( 2570 km ) South-West of Beijing , the country's capital .
Local time in Chaggar is now 09:41 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Urumqi " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Thimphu, Itanagar, Yangbajain, Shigatse, and Qiangqinxue. When in this area, you might want to check out Thimphu . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Chaggar ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
Transhimalaya
The Transhimalaya or "Gangdise - Nyenchen Tanglha range", is a 1600 km long mountain range extending in a west-east direction parallel to the main Himalayan range. Located north of Yarlung Tsangpo river on the southern edge of the Tibetan Plateau, the Transhimalaya is composed by the Gangdise range to the west and the Nyenchen Tanglha range to the east. The area was discovered by Swedish explorer Sven Hedin and is also named the Hedin Range in his honour. Mount Kailash
Located at 30.26 90.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Yangbajain
Yangbajain (also spelled Yangbajing) is a town approximately 87 kilometers north-west of Lhasa, halfway to Damxung in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. The town lies just south of the Nyainqêntanglha Mountains, in an upland lush green valley surrounded by the tents of nomads with grazing yak and sheep populating the hillside. It is the site Yangpachen Monastery, which was historically the seat of the Shamarpas of Karma Kagyü and the Yangbajing International Cosmic Ray Observatory.
Located at 30.08 90.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Yangbajing Tunnel
The Yangbajing Tunnel is the longest tunnel of some 3,345-metres long of the Qinghai–Tibet Railway which links Xining with Lhasa across the high Tibetan Plateau of north-east China. It is 4,264 metres above sea level and located 80 kilometres NW of the Tibetan regional capital, Lhasa.
Located at 30.04 90.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
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