SamzhubzêDistrict is a district in the Tibet Autonomous Region of the China,and the administrative center of the prefecture-level city of Shigatse. Prior to 2014 it was known as the county-level city of Shigatse. It was the ancient capital of Ü-Tsang province and is the second largest city in Tibet with an estimated population of 117,000 in 2013. Samzhubzêis located at the confluence of the Yarlung Tsangpo River and the Nyang River,about 250 km (160 mi) southwest of Lhasa and 90 km (56 mi) northwest of Gyantse,at an altitude of 3,840 metres (12,600 ft).
Shigatse,officially known as Xigazê or Rikaze,is a prefecture-level city of the Tibet Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. Its area of jurisdiction,with an area of 182,000 km2 (70,271 sq mi),corresponds to the historical Ü-Tsang region of Tibet.
Gangga,or Tingri,is a town in Tingri County,in the south of the Tibet Autonomous Region. It is often used as a base by mountain climbers preparing to ascend Mount Everest or Cho Oyu. The town is known for its views of Mount Everest,Mount Lhotse,Mount Makalu,and Cho Oyu,which comprise four of the six highest mountains in the world. Per the 2010 Chinese Census,it has a population of 6,850.
The Friendship Highway is an 800-kilometre (500 mi) scenic route connecting the capital of Tibet,Lhasa,with the Chinese/Nepalese border at the Sino-Nepal Friendship Bridge between Zhangmu and Kodari. It includes the westernmost part of China National Highway 318 (Shanghai-Zhangmu) and crosses three passes over 5,000 m (16,400 ft) before dropping to 1,750 m (5,700 ft) at the border.
Shelkar or Shekar,,also called New Tingri,is a town in,and the administrative centre for,Tingri County,Shigatse in southern Tibet Autonomous Region. The town has a population of 9,528,per the 2010 Chinese census.
Nyalam County is a county in Shigatse,Tibet,China. It borders on Nepal.
Gyantse County officially GyangzêCounty is a county of Xigazêin the Tibet Autonomous Region,China. Its main settlement is Gyantse Town known for its monasteries.
Bainang County is a county of Xigazêin the Tibet Autonomous Region,China.
Kyirong or Gyirong County,also known by its Chinese name Jilong,is a county of the Shigatse Prefecture,Tibet Autonomous Region,China. It is famous for its mild climatically conditions and its abundant vegetation which is unusual for the Tibetan plateau. The capital lies at Zongga (Gungthang). Its name in Tibetan,Dzongka,means "mud walls".
Namling County is a county of Shigatse in the Tibet Autonomous Region,China.
DinggyêCounty is a county of the Xigazêcity in the Tibet Autonomous Region,China,bordering Nepal's Sankhuwasabha and Taplejung Districts to the south and India's Sikkim state to the southeast. Jin Co and Duolo Co are located in this county.
Qulho Township is a township in Tingri County,Shigatse,Tibet Autonomous Region,China. Per the 2010 Chinese Census,it has a population of 3,033,up from the 2,745 recorded in the 2000 Chinese Census.
Gyamco Township is a township of Tingri County,Tibet Autonomous Region,China. Its downtown area is Guore Village,also referred as Gyaco in English. Per the 2010 Chinese Census,it has a population of 1,319,up from the 1,260 recorded in the 2000 Chinese Census.
Dampa Sangye was a Buddhist mahasiddha of the Indian Tantra movement who transmitted many teachings based on both Sutrayana and Tantrayana to Buddhist practitioners in Tibet in the late 11th century. He travelled to Tibet more than five times. On his third trip from India to Tibet he met Machig Labdrön. Dampa Sangye appears in many of the lineages of Chöd and so in Tibet he is known as the Father of Chod,however perhaps his best known teaching is "the Pacification". This teaching became an element of the Mahamudra Chöd lineages founded by Machig Labdrön.
Cogo Township or Cuoguo Township is a township in Tingri County,Xigazê,Tibet Autonomous Region,China. Its name is also transliterated as Cuike.
The Qomolangma National Nature Preserve (QNNP),also known as the Chomolungma Nature Reserve (QNP),is a protected area 3.381 million hectares in size in the Tibet Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China. Located on the Roof of the World,the QNNP was one of the first nature preserves in the world to be administered and protected entirely by local volunteers. Through their continued efforts,significant achievements have been made in halting rampant deforestation,unregulated tourism and illegal hunting of rare wildlife in the Qomolangma region. Active reforestation and garbage collection programs have also been undertaken to restore the environment.
Qomolangma National Park is a national park located in XigazêPrefecture,Tibet Autonomous Region,China. Mount Qomolangma is the Tibetan and Chinese name for Mount Everest. The park,opened in 2012,occupies 78,000 square kilometres,and contains mountains of altitudes ranging from 7,000 to 8,848 metres.
The Everest road is a Chinese road that reaches the North Base Camp of Mount Everest or Qomolangma. The paved road branches from China National Highway 318 at Tingri County,Tibet Autonomous Region and moves through the Qomolangma National Nature Preserve.
Shigatse Tingri Airport,also called Rikaze Tingri Airport is a high-altitude airport in Tingri County,Shigatse,Tibet Autonomous Region. Construction began in August 2019 and the airport was opened in December 2022.
On 7 January 2025 at 09:05 CST (UTC+8),an earthquake measuring Mw 7.1 struck Tingri County,located in the Shigatse prefecture-level city of the Tibet Autonomous Region of southwestern China. At least 126 people were killed and 337 were injured in the region. The earthquake also injured 13 people in Nepal and caused minor damage in northern India. Shaking was felt across North and Central Asia. The earthquake was the largest in China since the Maduo earthquake in May 2021 and the deadliest since the Jishishan earthquake in December 2023. It was caused by normal faulting and originated within the continental crust at 10 km (6.2 mi) depth.
