Gyantse
Also known as Gyangzê, Gyangzê Chongdai
Gyantse, officially Gyangzê Town (also spelled Gyangtse; ; ), is a town located in Gyantse County, Shigatse Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China. It was historically considered the third largest and most prominent town in Tibet (after Lhasa and Shigatse), but there are now at least ten larger Tibetan cities.
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- Gyangzê
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- View of Old Gyantse and Palcho Monastery from Gyantse Dzong
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- People's Republic of China
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Article
9 sectionsContents
- History
- Location
- Demographics
- Landmarks
- Climate
- Footnotes
- References
- Gallery
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Gyantse, officially Gyangzê Town (also spelled Gyangtse; ; ), is a town located in Gyantse County, Shigatse Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China. It was historically considered the third largest and most prominent town in Tibet (after Lhasa and Shigatse), but there are now at least ten larger Tibetan cities.
==History== thumb|A 1954 map of Gyantse
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