Why visit Gar
Townapedia lists 3 parks and trails, 1 place to eat and 2 places to stay in and around town.
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About Gar
Shiquanhe (Chinese: 狮泉河镇; lit. 'Lion Spring River Town'), known in Tibetan as Sênggêkanbab (Tibetan: སེང་གེ་ཁ་འབབ་, Wylie: seng ge kha 'bab, THL: seng gé kha bap) or Sênggêzangbo, is the main town and administrative seat of Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China. Shiquanhe is located on the bank of Sênggê Zangbo, the source stream of the Indus River, close to its confluence with the Gartang River.
From the Wikipedia article Shiquanhe (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Gar on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Parks, trails and playgrounds3
Restaurants and cafes1
Where to stay2
Schools, colleges and libraries3
History
Even though Shiquanhe is a modern town, its location has been of significant importance in history. Not only is it situated in a wide valley of Sengge Zangbo with an abundance of cultivable land, it also lies along a trade route between Gar Gunsa and Rudok, which continues on to Ladakh in the west via the Pangong Lake, and, in the other direction, to Lhasa via the Mayum La pass. The region was historically known as Rala (Chinese: 热拉). (See Strachey's map.)
During the Tibetan Era of Fragmentation in the 10th century, Kyide Nyimagon, a descendant of emperor Langdarma, came to Ngari in the midst of chaos in Central Tibet and started a new kingdom in Rala. He is said to have started by building a Kharmar (reddish fort) in the region, also called Ralajong. Later he expanded into the Sutlej Valley and Burang by marrying a princess of Burang. This kingdom came to be known as Guge-Purang.
From the History section of Shiquanhe on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Healthcare1
Map of Gar
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Getting there and nearby towns
Ngari Gunsa Airport (NGQ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 45 km away.
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- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Ngari Prefecture IMG 3552, Nicolai Bangsgaard, CC BY 2.0
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