Goikarla Rigyu Explained

Goikarla Rigyu
Other Name:Tibetan: རྒོད་འཁར་ལ་རི་རྒྱུད
Country:China
Region Type:Autonomous Region
Region:Tibet
Coordinates:29.6148°N 93.2151°W
Map:Tibet
Map Relief:Yes

Goikarla Rigyu, also spelled Goikarla Ri'gyü or Guotalari, is a range of mountains to the north of the Yarlung Tsangpo River and southeast of the city of Lhasa in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China.

Location

The Goikarla Rigyu extends along the north bank of the Yarlung Tsangpo from Gonggar to Mainling. To the north of the range, the lower reaches of the Lhasa River run westward and then turn south to join the Yarlung Tsangpo. Further east, the Nyang River rises in the range to the west of Mila Mountain and runs east and then south past Nyingchi to join the Yarlung Tsangpo just downstream from Mainling.The range includes the "WordeKongge" holy mountain.This mountain rises to an altitude of . Other peaks rise as high as above sea level.

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