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Shuanghu County
Shuanghu County (), also transliterated from Tibetan as Co Nyi County (Co'nyi; ; ), is a county under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Nagqu, in the northernmost part of the Tibet Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China. It was formed in 2012, combining the territory of the former Shuanghu Special District () with the eastern half of Nyima County. Much of the county is within the Changtang area. Introduction ''Shuanghu'' (Tibetan ''Tshonyi''; ''mtsho gnyis'') translates to "two lakes". Shuanghu County is at very high elevation, mostly above 5,000 meters above sea level, and very sparsely populated (averaging around 0.12 people per square kilometre, but concentrated in the southern portion of the county). The vast majority of its population practices nomadic pastoralism (mostly goats and sheep). The climate is very rough, cold and dry. There is a weather station in Shuanghu, established in 1999, which on average measures negative temperatures (Celsius ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County (People's Republic Of China)
Counties ( zh, t=縣, s=县, hp=Xiàn), formally county-level divisions, are found in the Administrative divisions of China#County level, third level of the administrative hierarchy in Provinces of China, Provinces and Autonomous regions of China, Autonomous regions and the second level in Direct-controlled municipality#People's Republic of China, municipalities and Hainan, a level that is known as "county level" and also contains autonomous county, autonomous counties, county-level city, county-level cities, Banners of Inner Mongolia, banners, Banners of Inner Mongolia#Autonomous banner, autonomous banners and District (China)#City districts, City districts. There are 1,355 counties in Mainland China out of a total of 2,851 county-level divisions. The term ''xian'' is sometimes translated as "district" or "prefecture" when put in the context of History of China, Chinese history. History ''Xian'' have existed since the Warring States period and were set up nationwide by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nomadic Pastoralism
Nomadic pastoralism is a form of pastoralism in which livestock are herded in order to seek for fresh pastures on which to graze. True nomads follow an irregular pattern of movement, in contrast with transhumance, where seasonal pastures are fixed. However, this distinction is often not observed and the term 'nomad' used for both—and in historical cases the regularity of movements is often unknown in any case. The herded livestock include cattle, water buffalo, yaks, llamas, sheep, goats, reindeer, horses, donkeys or camels, or mixtures of species. Nomadic pastoralism is commonly practised in regions with little arable land, typically in the developing world, especially in the steppe lands north of the agricultural zone of Eurasia. Of the estimated 30–40 million nomadic pastoralists worldwide, most are found in central Asia and the Sahel region of North and West Africa, such as Fulani, Tuaregs, and Toubou, with some also in the Middle East, such as traditionally Bedouin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puruogangri
Purog Kangri is an ice sheet in the Tibetan Plateau, in Nagqu, China. It is shrinking rapidly. Location Purog Kangri was discovered by Chinese and American scientists around 1999. It has been confirmed to be the third largest ice field in the world. The other two are in the Arctic and the Antarctic. Purog Kangri is in the Nagqu prefecture-level city of Tibet, China. It is in a harsh mountain environment that is not accessible to tourists. It is about from the double lake. The Purog Kangri ice field is at at an elevation of above sea level. The ice field is the largest in the North of the Tibetan Plateau. It is made up of several ice caps with a total area of as of 2002, and a volume of about . The glacier snow line is above sea level. The ice sheet is radial, with over 50 tongues of ice of different lengths that extend from the ice sheet through wide and shallow valleys. In the areas with lower tongues there are many ice pyramids. Climate Purog Kangri is near the boundary be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Purog Kangri Glacier
Purog Kangri Glacier (普若岗日冰川), near Purog Kangri Peak (, reported at 6,482 m or 6,435 m) has been reported as the world's largest "third largest glacier" (i.e. the largest outside the two polar regions), at 422 km2 as of 2009, but reportedly melting at "an accelerated rate" (''Xinhua Xinhua News Agency (English pronunciation: )J. C. Wells: Longman Pronunciation Dictionary, 3rd ed., for both British and American English, or New China News Agency, is the official state news agency of the People's Republic of China. Xinhua ...''). (11 July 2017). References {{Glaciers of China Glaciers of China[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Urru
Urru Lake (; ）is a plateau lake in Nagqu Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, southwest of China, located between Nyima County and Xainza County. The lake, which is part of the Siling Lake drainage system, is fed by several rivers and drains eastward into Jargö Lake. It is 33.6 km long and 13.4 km wide and has an area of 342.7 square km. See also * Bangecuo * Gomang Co * Namtso * Notes {{reflist Lakes of Tibet, Urru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dagze Lake
Dazecuo (, also known as Dagze Lake) is one of many inland lakes in Tibet. It is a salt lake on the Tibetan PlateauQin, Huayu; Wang, Shang; Feng, Kai; He, Zhili (May 2019)"Unraveling the diversity of sedimentary sulfate-reducing prokaryotes (SRP) across Tibetan saline lakes using epicPCR".''Microbiome'', 7(1). in Xainza County within Nagqu in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It was reported in 2021 that the lake receives "good environmental protection". It has an area of 260 km² (100 square miles) and an elevation of 4,459 meters above sea level."Plateau lakes in Tibet with an altitude of more than 4,400 meters Dazecuo: good ecology and beautiful scenery". China News Agency. July 29, 2021. Retrieved May 16, 2022. In 2021 the lake was 21.1 kilometers in length and 16.9 kilometers wide. In glacial times, the region was considerably wetter, and lakes were correspondingly much larger. Changes in climate have resulted in greater aridity on the Tibetan Plateau. The numerous co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunlun Mountains
The Kunlun Mountains ( zh, s=昆仑山, t=崑崙山, p=Kūnlún Shān, ; ug, كۇئېنلۇن تاغ تىزمىسى / قۇرۇم تاغ تىزمىسى ) constitute one of the longest mountain chains in Asia, extending for more than . In the broadest sense, the chain forms the northern edge of the Tibetan Plateau south of the Tarim Basin. The exact definition of Kunlun Mountains varies over time. Older sources used Kunlun to mean the mountain belt that runs across the center of China, that is, Altyn Tagh along with the Qilian and Qin Mountains. Recent sources have the Kunlun range forming most of the south side of the Tarim Basin and then continuing east, south of the Altyn Tagh. Sima Qian (''Records of the Grand Historian'', scroll 123) says that Emperor Wu of Han sent men to find the source of the Yellow River and gave the name Kunlun to the mountains at its source. The name seems to have originated as a semi-mythical location in the classical Chinese text ''Classic of Moun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parding
This is an alphabetical list of all populated places, including cities, towns and villages, in the Tibet Autonomous Region of western China. A *Alamdo *Alhar *Arza *Asog B * Baga *Bagar * Baidi *Baima *Baimai *Baixoi *Bamda *Banag *Banbar *Banggaidoi *Bangkor *Bangru * Bangxing * Baqên *Bar * Bêba *Bei *Bênqungdo * Bilung *Birba * Biru *Bogkamba *Boindoi * Bolo *Bongba *Boqê *Bumgyê *Bungona’og * Bünsum * Burang *Bushêngcaka C * Caina *Cakaxiang *Camco *Cawarong * Cazê *Cêgnê *Cêngdo *Cêri *Cêrwai *Chabug *Chacang *Chagla * Chagna *Chagyoi *Cha’gyüngoinba *Chalükong *Chamco *Chamda *Chamoling *Changgo *Changlung *Changmar *Charing *Chatang *Chawola *Chêcang *Chênggo *Chepzi *Chibma *Chido *Chigu *Chongkü *Chongsar *Chowa *Chubalung *Chubarong *Chuka *Chumba *Chumbu *Chunduixiang *Co Nyi *Cocholung * Codoi *Cogo * Coka *Comai *Cona (Tsona) *Co’nga *Congdü *Conggo * Coqên *Coyang * Cuoma * Cuozheqiangma D *Dagdong *Dagmo *Dagri *Dagring *Dagz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Domar (Shuanghu)
__NOTOC__ Domar (), Duoma or Duomaxiang () is a village and township-level division of Shuanghu County in the Nagqu Prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region, in China. It is located roughly west of Amdo Town and roughly north of Siling Co, near the western bank of a lake at the foot of the Tanggula Mountains. As of 2004 it had a population of 1,488 people. The principal economic activity is animal husbandry, with pastoral yak, goat and sheep. The township is very rich in fish and mineral resources, and as many as 30 kinds of mineral which are found there, including coal, iron, chromium, iron, copper, zinc, antimony, molybdenum, gold dust, rock gold, borax, platinum, silver, rock crystal, jade, mica, salt, oil, etc. Administrative divisions The township-level division contains the following villages: *Zhongluma Village (仲鲁玛村) *Guogen Caqu Village (果根擦曲村) *Sanawo Village (萨那沃村) *Lajia Luma Village (拉加鲁玛村) *Gakama Village (嘠喀玛村) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuozheqiangma
Cuozheqiangmaxiang ( zh, 措折强玛乡) is a township in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. See also *List of towns and villages in Tibet This is an alphabetical list of all populated places, including cities, towns and villages, in the Tibet Autonomous Region of western China. A *Alamdo *Alhar *Arza *Asog B * Baga *Bagar * Baidi *Baima * Baimai *Baixoi *Bamda *Banag *Ban ... Populated places in Tibet {{Tibet-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garco
Shuanghu County (), also transliterated from Tibetan as Co Nyi County (Co'nyi; ; ), is a county under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Nagqu, in the northernmost part of the Tibet Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China. It was formed in 2012, combining the territory of the former Shuanghu Special District () with the eastern half of Nyima County. Much of the county is within the Changtang area. Introduction ''Shuanghu'' (Tibetan ''Tshonyi''; ''mtsho gnyis'') translates to "two lakes". Shuanghu County is at very high elevation, mostly above 5,000 meters above sea level, and very sparsely populated (averaging around 0.12 people per square kilometre, but concentrated in the southern portion of the county). The vast majority of its population practices nomadic pastoralism (mostly goats and sheep). The climate is very rough, cold and dry. There is a weather station in Shuanghu, established in 1999, which on average measures negative temperatures (Celsius sca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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