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Dzongka
རྫོང་དགའ · 宗嘎镇 | |
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Town | |
| Zongga | |
  Dzongka | |
| Coordinates (Dzongka Town government): 28°51′22″N 85°17′48″E / 28.8562°N 85.2966°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Autonomous region | Tibet |
| Prefecture-level city | Shigatse |
| County | Gyirong (Kyirong) |
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Dzongka[1] (Tibetan: རྫོང་དགའ, Wylie: rdzong dga', THL: dzong ga) or Zongga (Chinese: 宗嘎镇; pinyin: Zōnggá Zhèn)[2] is a town and the administrative headquarters of Gyirong County[3] in the southwestern Tibet region of China bordering Nepal. Being the administrative headquarters, it is also sometimes referred to as "Gyirong Dzong" or "Gyirong Town", but it is different from the original Kyirong Town in the southern part of the county.
Dzongka and Gyirong County were on the ancient trade route between the Kathmandu Valley and Tibet. During the 18th century, the region faced an invasion from Nepal, which resulted in some destruction of the town.
- ^ Dorje 2004, p. 327.
- ^ "Geographical names of Tibet AR (China): Xigazê Prefecture-Level City". KNAB Place Name Database. Institute of the Estonian Language. 2018-06-03.
- ^ 2019年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：吉隆县. National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China.