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Nêdong County — County — Tibetan transcription(s) – Tibetan སྣེ་གདོང་རྫོང་ – Wylie transliteration sne gdong rdzong – pronunciation in IPA – official transcription (PRC) Nêdong – THDL Nedong – other transcriptions Chinese transcription(s) – Traditional 乃东县 – Simplified 乃东县 – Pinyin Nǎidōng Xiàn Yungbulakang Palace Location of Nêdong County within Tibet Location in Tibet Coordinates: 29°13′12″N 91°46′48″E / 29.22°N 91.78°E Country China Province Tibet Prefecture Shannan Prefecture Area – Total 2,184.98 km2 (843.6 sq mi) Population (2008) – Total 58,808 Time zone China Standard (UTC+8) Nêdong County, (Tibetan: སྣེ་གདོང་རྫོང་ Wylie: sne gdong rdzong; Chinese: 乃东县; Pinyin: Nǎidōng Xiàn) is a county of the Shannan Prefecture in the Tibet Autonomous Region.
Changzhug Temple, an important and very early, Buddhist monastery, dating to the reign of Songtsen Gampo, is located in the Yarlung Valley in Nêdong as is the Yungbulakang Palace.
Settlements Sites Changzhug temple · Tradruk Temple · Dakpo Tratsang Monastery · Yungbulakang Palace
Categories:- Shannan Prefecture geography stubs
- Counties of Tibet
- Shannan Prefecture
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