Ngari Prefecture
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Ngari Prefecture is a remote, high-altitude administrative region in western Tibet known for its rugged Himalayan landscapes and sacred sites such as the Lake Manasarovar and Mount Kailash area.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ngari Prefecture canonical | 7 |
| Nagqu borders Ngari Prefecture | 1 |
| Ngari Prefecture-level City | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative region
ⓘ
high-altitude region ⓘ prefecture-level division ⓘ |
| administratedBy | People's Government of Tibet Autonomous Region ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Ali Prefecture ⓘ |
| borderWith |
India
ⓘ
Nepal ⓘ Xinjiang ⓘ
surface form:
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
Zanda County ⓘ |
| capital | Shiquanhe ⓘ |
| climate | cold arid highland climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Burang County
ⓘ
Coqên County ⓘ Gar County ⓘ Guge Kingdom ruins ⓘ Gê'gyai County ⓘ Gêrzê County ⓘ Indus River ⓘ
surface form:
Indus River headwaters
Karnali River ⓘ
surface form:
Karnali River headwaters
Lake Manasarovar ⓘ Mount Kailash ⓘ Rutog County ⓘ Sutlej River headwaters ⓘ Zanda County ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| elevation | over 4500 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Tibetan ⓘ |
| feature |
high-altitude lakes
ⓘ
plateau deserts ⓘ snow-capped mountains ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Buddhist and Hindu religious significance
ⓘ
remote high-altitude environment ⓘ rugged Himalayan landscapes ⓘ sacred pilgrimage sites ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Himalayas
ⓘ
Tibetan Plateau ⓘ
surface form:
Qinghai–Tibet Plateau
Western Tibet ⓘ
surface form:
western Tibet
|
| officialLanguage | Standard Chinese ⓘ |
| partOf | Tibet Autonomous Region ⓘ |
| populationDensity | very low ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Tibetan ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance |
sacred to Bon practitioners
ⓘ
sacred to Buddhists ⓘ sacred to Hindus ⓘ sacred to Jains ⓘ |
| timeZone | China Standard Time ⓘ |
| transportInfrastructure | Ngari Gunsa Airport ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +8 ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nagqu borders Ngari Prefecture
this entity surface form:
Ngari Prefecture-level City