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Gyarag Destination Guide

Explore Gyarag in China

Gyarag in the region of Tibet Autonomous Region is a town in China - some 1,881 mi or ( 3027 km ) South-West of Beijing , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Gyarag

Current time in Gyarag is now 08:48 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Urumqi " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Rajshahi, Thimphu, Patna, Zongga, and Zham. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Rajshahi . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Gyarag ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Cho Oyu : climbing the Turquoise goddess from the Tibetan side

5:58 min by daleinus
Views: 1398 Rating: 3.67

Short documentary of a 2000 climbing expedition organized by Himalayan veteran Dan Mazur ..

Mountain Sense 's Chris Harling on summit of Everest

1:24 min by mountainsense
Views: 495 Rating: 5.00

Chris Harling describes his feelings whilst stood on top of the world! ..


High Road To Tibet - Yak Train near Mount Everest, Tibet

0:18 min by John Dwyer
Views: 418 Rating: 0.00

A yak train near Everest Base Camp in Tibet. People in Tibet use yaks for milk, meat, and carrying goods. To see more videos and photos as well as information about the book detailing my journey from ..

Landing at Lukla - Everest Base Camp Trek 2010

3:46 min by krattee
Views: 151 Rating: 5.00

Landing at Lukla in an Agni Air Dornier 228. Starting point for the Everest Base Camp trek. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Nangpa La

Nangpa La is a high mountain pass crossing the Himalayas and the Nepal-Tibet Autonomous Region border a few kilometres west of Cho Oyu and some 30 km northwest of Mount Everest. A foot-trail over Nangpa La is the traditional trade and pilgrimage route connecting Tibetans and Sherpas of Khumbu. This was the location of the 2006 Nangpa La shootings.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 28.11 86.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Geography of Tibet, Mountain passes of China, Mountain passes of Nepal, Mountain passes of Tibet, Mountain passes of the Himalayas

Nangpa La shooting incident

The Nangpa La shooting incident happened on September 30, 2006. A group of unarmed Tibetan pilgrims attempting to leave Tibet via the Nangpa La pass were fired upon by Chinese border guards. Kelsang Namtso, a 17-year-old nun, was killed and a number were injured. As many as 32 Tibetans, including children, were taken into custody–many were later released, although suffering torture and hard labor, and some are still unaccounted for.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 28.11 86.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: 2006 in Tibet, Human rights in China, Tibetan Buddhism, Tibetan independence movement

Labuche Kang

Labuche Kang (or Lapche Kang, Lobuche Kang I, Choksiam) is a northern outlier of the Himalayas inside Tibet. It rises northwest of Rolwaling Himal and east of Shishapangma. The peak belongs to a little-known section of the Himalaya variously called Labuche Himal, Pamari Himal and Lapchi Kang. that extends from the valley of the Tamakosi River west to the valley of the Sun Kosi and Nyalam Tong La pass where Arniko-Friendship Highway cross the Himalaya.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 28.30 86.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Mountains of China, Mountains of Tibet, Seven-thousanders