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| The location of Xigazê Prefecture in the Tibet Autonomous Region,The south border of this prefecture is with the countries Nepal , Bhutan and (Sikkim) India. | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 日喀則地區 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 日喀则地区 | ||||||
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| Tibetan | གཞིས་ཀ་ རྩེ་ས་ཁུལ་ |
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Xigazê (also: Rikaze, Shigatse) (Chinese: 日喀则 Rìkāzé) is a prefecture of Tibet Autonomous Region in China.
The administrative center of the prefecture is the city of Shigatse (Xigazê).
Some of the towns in the prefecture: Tingri (Tingri County), Nyalam (Nyalam County).
The prefecture is roughly located within the historical Tsang Province of the old Tibet.
Counties
- Bainang County
- Dinggye County
- Gyangzê County
- Gyirong County
- Kangmar County
- Lhazê County
- Namling County
- Ngamring County
- Nyalam County
- Rinbung County
- Sa'gya County
- Gamba County
- Tingri County
- Xaitongmoin County
- Saga County
- Yadong County
- Zhongba County
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Coordinates: 29°16′01″N 88°52′52″E / 29.267°N 88.881°E
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