Tashigang, Himachal Pradesh

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Tashigang
Village and Monastery
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Tashigang
Location in Himachal Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 31°50′24″N78°41′48″E / 31.84010°N 78.69669°E / 31.84010; 78.69669
CountryFlag of India.svg India
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kinnaur
Languages
  Official Hindi
  Local Spiti
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration HP-27

Tashigang is a village near an ancient monastery in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India, at a staggering altitude of 15,256 feet above msl. It is a settlement in Kinnaur and is located in the Sutlej river valley near the India-Tibet border. National Highway 5 connects Khab with state capital Shimla. Below Tashigangis flows the Sutlej river, which originates from Mansarovar Lake in Tibet. The villages of Nako and Khab are nearby. Current Tashigang is controlled by India but claimed by Zanda County, Ngari Prefecture, Tibet, China. You can go to the mountain Gang Chua via here through a pass.

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Claims

According to some maps, the territory is disputed between India and China, [1] [2] while in others it is not. [3]

Transportation

Tashigang can be reached by foot from Nako and Khab.

Pass on the way to Tashigang from Nako. The pass on the way to Tashigang from Nako.jpg
Pass on the way to Tashigang from Nako.

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