Yagra

For the genus of moth, see Yagra (moth).
Yagra
Yagra

Location within Tibet

Coordinates: 29°10′N 99°1′E / 29.167°N 99.017°E / 29.167; 99.017Coordinates: 29°10′N 99°1′E / 29.167°N 99.017°E / 29.167; 99.017
Country China
Region Tibet
Population
  Total
      Major Nationalities Tibetan
      Regional dialect Tibetan language
    Time zone +8

    Yagra is a village and township in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, not far from the base of the sacred mountain, Mount Kailash.[1] The Bukhar, one of the upper tributaries of the Indus River begins near Yagra and is fed by snowmelt.[2]

    Notes

    1. Albinia (2008), p. 307.
    2. Albinia (2008), p. 307.

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