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About Burang
Purang or Burang (Tibetan: སྤུ་ཧྲེང་གྲོང་བརྡལ, Wylie: spu hreng grong rdal, THL: pu hreng drong del, Chinese: 普兰镇), also known as Taklakot, is a town which serves as the administrative center of Purang County, Ngari Prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), China. The town lies at an altitude of 3,900 m (12,800 ft) in the valley of the Karnali River. The town spans an area of 3,257.81 square kilometres (1,257.85 sq mi), and has a permanent population 6,047 as of 2010, and a hukou population of 4,477 as of 2018. To the south are Gurla Mandhata (Mount Namonanyi) and the Abi Gamin ranges.
From the Wikipedia article Purang Town (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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History
Taklakot (Purang) developed along traditional trans-Himalayan routes connecting western Tibet with regions of present-day India and Nepal. Its location made it a notable point for regional trade, travel and pilgrimage, particularly on routes leading to Mount Kailash and Lake Manasarovar. These routes historically connected Taklakot with communities across the neighbouring Himalayan regions.
Purang is an ancient trading post. Indian and Nepali communities residing in the mountainous parts of India and Nepal bordering the Purang county have for many generations conducted trade with Tibetan communities at Purang. But the conditions under which this trade presently happens are significantly different from those prevailing before the mid-twentieth century. The government of Nepal issues special border area passes to its citizens who are bona-fide residents of the border district of Humla, which enables them to seek seasonal work in Purang.
From the History section of Purang Town on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Burang
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Getting there and nearby towns
A'li Pulan Airport (APJ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 12 km away.
- Darchen 72 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Dhārchula 80 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Burang County Health Service Center, Rsmn, CC0
- Entrée du monastère Gelupka de Simbiling (Shimpuling, Shambuling) perché en haut d'un éperon rocheux près de la ville de Purang (Taglakot), le 5 juin 2011, Endeavour192, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Le temple Gelupka de Simbiling (Shimpuling, Shambuling) perché en haut d'un éperon rocheux près de la ville de Purang (Taglakot), le 5 juin 2011, Endeavour192, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ISS061-E-139080 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS061-E-139079 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS061-E-139078 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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