Dzongka
Town in Tibet Autonomous Region of China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about a town in Tibet. It is not to be confused with Dzongkha.
Dzongka[1] (Tibetan: རྫོང་དགའ, Wylie: rdzong dga', THL: dzong ga) or Zongga (Chinese: 宗嘎镇; pinyin: Zōnggá Zhèn)[2] is a town and the administrative headquarters of Gyirong County[3] in the southwestern Tibet region of China bordering Nepal. Being the administrative headquarters, it is also sometimes referred to as "Gyirong Dzong" or "Gyirong Town", but it is different from the original Kyirong Town in the southern part of the county.
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Dzongka
རྫོང་དགའ · 宗嘎镇 | |
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Zongga | |
Coordinates (Dzongka Town government): 28°51′22″N 85°17′48″E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Autonomous region | Tibet |
Prefecture-level city | Shigatse |
County | Gyirong (Kyirong) |
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Dzongka and Gyirong County were on the ancient trade route between the Kathmandu Valley and Tibet. During the 18th century, the region faced an invasion from Nepal, which resulted in some destruction of the town.