Tashigang | township, monastery

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Township (chin.: Zhaxigang xiang) in Gar county, with radio tower and gompa. The monastery was originally founded by the Drukpa Kagyü lama Taktsangwa of Ladakh. The Mongols converted it by force to the Gelugpa order in the 17th century.
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Coordinates:   32°30'34"N   79°40'28"E

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  • Last Tibet/Chinese Check post while coming from Ali City towards Indian border. Follow the road to India to left of here.
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