- Shannan Prefecture
Shannan Prefecture (bo|t=Lhokha Sakhül, ལྷོ་ཁ་ས་ཁུལ་|w=Lho-kha Sa-khul|lang=yes;
simplified Chinese : 山南地区;pinyin : Shānnán Dìqū) is a prefecture in the Southeastern part of theTibet Autonomous Region . It means 'South of the Mountains' in Chinese. It contains the ancient region ofYarlong , the birthplace of Tibetan civilisation. [Booz, Elisabeth B. (1986). "Tibet", pp. 127-135. Passport Books, Chicago. ISBN 0-8442-9812-3.]As of 2002 it has a population of 320,000 and an area of 79.699 km². Much of Shannan Prefecture encompass the western part of the
India n district ofArunachal Pradesh , a disputed area with China.The
Samye and theChangzhug monasteries are located in Shannan Prefecture, as well asTsetang , Tibet's third largest town.Fact|date=November 2007 Shannan is predominantly inhabited by members of theMonpa ethnic group.The beautiful
Gelugpa Tawang Monastery, was founded in 1681 according to the wishes of theFifth Dalai Lama . It is located inTawang District , which is an area claimed by China and administratively placed under Shannan's jurisdiction by a Chinese sovereignty claim, but is currently governed byIndia as part of north-easternArunachal Pradesh state.Administrative Sub-divisions
Footnotes
External links
* [http://www.shannan.gov.cn/cn/index1.asp Chinese government website of Shannan]
* [http://www.tibet.ca/en/wtnarchive/2005/10/17_6.html The lines nations draw]
* [http://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/tibet/shannan/ Sightseeing List in Shannan]
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