Lake Manasarovar region
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The Lake Manasarovar region is a high-altitude area in Tibet revered in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Bon, known for its sacred lake and proximity to Mount Kailash and the headwaters of major Asian rivers.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
sacred landscape ⓘ |
| accessRoute |
via India
ⓘ
via Lhasa and overland to Ngari ⓘ via Nepal ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Mount Kailash ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision | Ngari Prefecture ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept | purification in Hindu belief ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Shiva ⓘ |
| associatedWithPractice |
Mount Kailash kora
ⓘ
circumambulation of Lake Manasarovar ⓘ |
| borderingCountry |
India
ⓘ
Nepal ⓘ |
| climateType | cold desert climate ⓘ |
| contains | Lake Manasarovar ⓘ |
| culturalRole | important pilgrimage circuit for Mount Kailash kora ⓘ |
| elevation | about 4550 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
alpine steppe vegetation
ⓘ
cold arid climate ⓘ glacially influenced hydrology ⓘ |
| hasNearbyLake | Rakshastal ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement | Darchen ⓘ |
| hydrologicalSignificance | near headwaters of major Asian rivers ⓘ |
| knownFor |
high-altitude lake
ⓘ
pilgrimage ⓘ proximity to Mount Kailash ⓘ |
| landscapeType | high plateau ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
China
ⓘ
Tibet Autonomous Region ⓘ |
| near |
source of the Brahmaputra River
ⓘ
source of the Indus River ⓘ source of the Karnali River ⓘ source of the Sutlej River ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kailash-Manasarovar pilgrimage route
ⓘ
Transhimalaya ⓘ |
| regionOf |
Western China
ⓘ
surface form:
western Tibet
|
| religiousSignificance |
Bon
ⓘ
Buddhism ⓘ Hinduism ⓘ Jainism ⓘ |
| sacredTo |
Bon practitioners
ⓘ
Buddhists ⓘ Hinduism ⓘ
surface form:
Hindus
Jains ⓘ |
| tourismType |
religious tourism
ⓘ
trekking ⓘ |
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