Zanda County
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Zanda is said to mean “a place where there is grass downstream”,[1]Script error: No such module "Unsubst". an allusion to the grassy river bed of the Sutlej river that flows through the county. Ancient Zanda horse (Hipparion zandaense) skeletons have been found in Zanda County's Sutlej basin.[2]
Zanda County is bounded by India's Himachal Pradesh state to the west, Uttarakhand State to the south, Ladakh to the northwest, Gar County to the northeast and Burang County to the southeast.
Administrative divisions
Zanda county is divided into 1 town and 4 townships:
| Name | Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Tibetan | Wylie |
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| Thoding Town (Tholing) |
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| Danbab Township (Daba) |
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| Tsosib Sumkyil Township (Churup Sumkhel) |
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See also
References
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- ↑ Zanda County, Tibetan Trekking, retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ↑ Ancient horse skeleton offers glimpse into Tibetan past, horsetalk.co.nz, 25 April 2012.
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Further reading
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External links
- Sutlej river flowing through the Zanda County, OpenStreetMap, retrieved 20 July 2021.
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