Gyaca County, (; ) is a county of
Shannan located in the south-east of the
Tibet Autonomous Region
The Tibet Autonomous Region or Xizang Autonomous Region, often shortened to Tibet or Xizang, is a Provinces of China, province-level Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the China, People's Republic of China in Southwest China. I ...
, China.
Gyatsa County is in the south of Tibet, stretching from the
Podrang La pass along the southern side of the Brahmaputra River downstream to
Pamda which is just to the southwest of
Daklha Gampo
Daklha Gampo Monastery (''Dwags lha sgam po''), also romanized as Daglha Gampo, is a Kagyu Tibetan Buddhist monastery founded in 1121 CE by Je Gampopa (1079-1153), the disciple of the famous and much-loved bodhisattva, Jetsun Milarepa (c. 1052— ...
, across the
Brahmaputra
The Brahmaputra is a trans-boundary river which flows through Tibet, northeast India, and Bangladesh. It is also known as the Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibetan, the Siang/Dihang River in Arunachali, Luit in Assamese, and Jamuna River in Bangla. It ...
. The county capital is in the town of
Gyaca or Drumpa ( west of Pamda) which is alongside the
Drakpo Dratsang Monastery. It is renowned for its walnuts and apricots.
Lhamo La-tso
Lhamo Latso or Lha-mo La-tso () is a small oval oracle lake where senior Tibetan monks of the Gelug sect go for visions to assist in the discovery of reincarnations of the Dalai Lamas. Other pilgrims also come to seek visions. It is considered to ...
, the small oval 'Oracle Lake', where senior Tibetan monks go for visions to assist in the discovery of
reincarnation
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s of the
Dalai Lama
Dalai Lama (, ; ) is a title given by the Tibetan people to the foremost spiritual leader of the Gelug or "Yellow Hat" school of Tibetan Buddhism, the newest and most dominant of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism. The 14th and current Dal ...
s is located in Gyaca County,
Settlements
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Gangga
*
Zhaxigang
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
*Banba ...
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Gyaca
Climate
Footnotes
External links
Gyaca County Annals
Counties of Tibet
Shannan, Tibet
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