Raka, Tibet Explained

Raka
Translit Lang1 Type:Tibetan
Translit Lang1 Info:
Translit Lang1 Type2:IPA
Translit Lang1 Type4:THDL
Translit Lang1 Type5:other transcriptions
Translit Lang2:Chinese
Translit Lang2 Type:Traditional
Translit Lang2 Info:中文
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:China Tibet
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Tibet
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Tibet
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture
Subdivision Name2:Shigatse Prefecture
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Saga County
Subdivision Type4:Township
Subdivision Name4:Dênggar Township
Population Blank1 Title:Major Nationalities
Population Blank1:Tibetan
Population Blank2 Title:Regional dialect
Population Blank2:Tibetan language
Timezone:+8
Coordinates:29.4186°N 85.7964°W

Raka is a village in Dênggar Township in Saga County in the Shigatse Prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It lies along the G219 road near the junction with the northern heading S206 road on the road to Qierexiang, roughly east of Saga. Historically it lay in the province of Tsang.[1] Raka is very well connected, connected by provincial highway 206 to Coqen in the north, Saga in the southwest and Lhatse, Shigatse and Lhasa to the east.[2] Several kilometres to the east is the village of Kyêrdo.[3] An "enormous tributary" called the Raka Tsanpo flows nearby and the saline lake of Raka Lake is also located in the vicinity.[4] [5]

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29.4186°N 85.7964°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: Sandberg, Graham. Tibet and the Tibetans. 8 August 2012. 1906. Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 80.
  2. Book: Hessberg. Andreas von. Schulze. Waltraud. Tibet. 8 August 2012. February 2012. Trescher Verlag. 978-3-89794-209-7. 171.
  3. Bing Maps. Microsoft and Harris Corporation Earthstar Geographics LLC.
  4. Book: Holdich, Thomas Hungerford. Tibet the Mysterious. 8 August 2012. 1 December 1996. Asian Educational Services. 978-81-206-1146-7. 234.
  5. Book: Zheng, Mianping. An Introduction to Saline Lakes on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. 8 August 2012. 1997. Springer. 978-0-7923-4098-0. 3.