Purang County
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Purang CountyTemplate:SfnpTemplate:Sfnp or Burang County[1] (Tibetan: Template:Bo-textonly; Template:Lang-zh)[2] is an administrative division of Ngari Prefecture in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) of China. The county seat is Purang Town, known as Taklakot in Nepali.[3] The county covers an area of Script error: No such module "convert"., and has a population of 9,657 as of 2010.[4][5]
Geography
Political geography
Purang County has TAR's south-western border with Nepal's Sudurpashchim and Karnali province, Darchula, Bajhang and Humla District.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Further west, India's Uttarakhand State, Pithoragarh district and Chamoli district borders.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Buddhist, Hindu and Jain pilgrims going to Lake Manasarovar and Mount Kailash enter from Nepal via Simikot,[6] and from India via Dharchula.[7]
The county is bounded by other counties in the Ngari Prefecture, including Zanda to the west, Gar to the northwest and Gê'gyai to the north.[4] To the east is Zhongba County of Shigatse Prefecture.[4]
Physical geography
The county covers an area of Script error: No such module "convert"., and has a population of some 9,058 people as of 2010.[4][5] The county seat, located in the Jirang Neighborhood Committee,[4] is located only Script error: No such module "convert". from Nepalese territory, and Script error: No such module "convert". north-west of Kathmandu.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". It is an important Chinese customs point between Tibet, Nepal and India.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Much of the county consists of river valleys of mountains and lakes such as Kangrinboqê (also known as Mount Kailash), The Naimonany Peak Gunrla and Lake Maponen Yamco Lake Manasarowar.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The Karnali River fed by Mabja Zangbo is also a prominent geographical feature of the landscape.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Wildlife commonly seen in the far south-western Tibetan county are wild donkeys, wild yaks, yellow goats, antelope, rock goat, lynxes, foxes, leopards and marmots.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Climate
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Administrative divisions
The county is divided into 1 town and 2 townships.[4] The county government is seated in the Gyitang Residential Community (Template:Bo-textonly, Script error: No such module "Lang".), Purang Town.[4]
| Name | Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Tibetan | Wylie |
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| Baga Township (Parga) |
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History
Some historians believe that Tegla kar (Lying Tiger fort) near Purang was built during the Zhangzhung dynasty which was conquered by the Tibetan King Songtsen Gampo in the early 7th century CE.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". It became the main fort of the Purang Kingdom, in the 10th century under King Kori, one of the two sons of Tashi Gon, who was king of the Guge Kingdom.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The Guge and Purang kingdoms were separated during the late 11th century, when King Logtsha Tsensong founded an independent realm.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". In about 1330 the 13th King Sonam De took over the important Khasa Kingdom in western Nepal on the extinction of the local dynasty.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The dynasty of Purang kings died out shortly before 1376.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The territory was subsequently dominated in turns by the neighbouring kingdoms Guge and Mustang. region.[8] region. During Dogra-Tibetan War, General Zorawar Singh had captured Purang and Zanda County, in order to create a land border with the Kingdom of Nepal.
Ali Sher Khan Anchan the most powerful king, fifteenth in the kings of the Maqpon Dynasty of Baltistan, conquered Ladakh and Western Tibet up to Purang in the east and Gilgit and Chitral in the west during his reign (1590-1625 AD).
Economy
In 2010, the county reported a GDP of 140 million Renminbi, fiscal revenue of 4.27 million Renminbi, and retail sales totaling 26.97 million Renminbi.[9]
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Transport
China National Highway 219 passes through the county.[4] The county is also served by Ngari Burang Airport which opened in December 2023.
References
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- ↑ R. Vitali (1996), The kingdoms of Gu.ge Pu.hrang. Dharamsala: Tho.ling gtsug.lag. In Tibetan (the text, from p. 1) and English (from p. 89) Template:Free access
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- ↑ von Fürer-Haimendorf, Christoph. (1975). Himalayan Traders: Life in Highland Nepal, pp. 251-256. John Murray, London. Reprint: 1988 Time Books International. New Delhi.
- ↑ Tibet Handbook, p. 352. (1999). Edited by Sarah Thorowgood. Passport Books, Chicago. Template:ISBN.
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Bibliography
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