Tashigang | |
Settlement Type: | Village and Monastery |
Pushpin Map: | India Himachal Pradesh |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Himachal Pradesh, India |
Coordinates: | 31.8401°N 78.6967°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Himachal Pradesh |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kinnaur |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi |
Demographics1 Title2: | Local |
Demographics1 Info2: | Spiti |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
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.
According to some maps, the territory is disputed between India and China,[1] [2] while in others it is not.[3]
Tashigang can be reached by foot from Nako and Khab.