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Sog County

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Country
  
China

Prefecture
  
Nagchu Prefecture

Area
  
5,744 km²

Province
  
Tibet

Time zone
  
China Standard (UTC+8)

Capital
  
Sog, Tibet

Sog County

Crackdon in sog county


Sog County, Sogxian, or Suoxian (Tibetan སོག་རྫོང་ Wylie sog rdzong; Chinese: 索县; Pinyin: Suǒ Xiàn) is a county within the Nagchu Prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region.

Contents

Sog Dzong lies in the extreme western part of the former province of Kham. To its west is Chamdo and to its right Nagchu. Sogdzong is located between the Drachen and Driru, on the Sogchu River. It is the source of Gyalmo Ngulchu.

Crops include barley, wheat, radish, potatoes, etc. and yaks, sheep, goat, cows, and horses are reared. Nomads move four times annually according to seasons. The county contains Tsangdain Monastery, built in 1667, resembling the Potala Palace.

Transport

  • China National Highway 317
  • References

    Sog County Wikipedia