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Dêlêg

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Country
  
China

Prefecture
  
Shigatse Prefecture

Region
  
Tibet

County
  
Xaitongmoin

Dêlêg

Weather
  
-8°C, Wind SW at 11 km/h, 42% Humidity

Dêlêg (བདེ་ལེགས་) is a village in Xaitongmoin county (བཞད་མཐོང་སྨོན་རྫོང་) of Shigatse Prefecture in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, northeast of the county seat. The Tibetan name means “good luck”. It lies at an elevation of 4,804 metres (15,764 feet). In 2007 the village had a population of about 350.

The main source of income in the area is herding yaks and sheep, major crops are Tibetan barley (qingko), buckwheat, peas and rapeseed.

References

Dêlêg Wikipedia