Namling
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Geography
The town is located at an altitude of 4683 metres (15,367 feet), at a bend in the Tsangpo River.[1] The township of Namling covers an area of Script error: No such module "convert". and has a population of about 7000 people.[2] Several forts can be seen along the hills above the river valley and one fort is the Namling Dzong.[1] Vegetation in the area is sparse today, almost devoid of any vegetation looks like a desert country. Fossils (assessed to be of 15 million years age) unearthed here reveal that leaves, willows, alders, maples, rhododendrons and conifers existed here.[3] The village is situated on a cone-shaped hill.[4]
Education
Namling has developed in recent times into a regional educational centre, overlooked by the Bureau of Education.[5] In 1993, the Namling County Schools Project received funding from the US-based Boulder-Lhasa Sister City Project. The schools of this project achieved the best results in 1994, in Tibet.[6]
Notable landmarks
Namling Dzong is a prominent fortress in the area, which has been likened to European castles along the Rhine.[1] In the early 17th century, the 5th Dalai Lama founded the Ganden Chökhor monastery in Namling, reached via a chain bridge; it was the first of thirteen monasteries of his era.[7] There were 300 monks at the monastery in 1908.[4] It was the seat of the Teshu Lamas.[8]
Villages
The township contains the following villages:[2]
- Ren'ou Village (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- Xuedui Village (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- Gangba Village (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- Qiawa Village (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- Gangga Village (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- Xuemai Village (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- Gabu Village (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- Kong'a Village (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- Miru Village (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- Baimadang Village (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- Jilong Village (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- Dalong Village (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
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