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The Changtang (alternatively spelled Changthang) is
a high altitude plateau in western and northern Tibet Changtang
extending into southeastern Ladakh,[1] with vast Chinese name
highlands and giant lakes. From Eastern Ladakh Chinese 羌塘
Changtang stretches approximately 1600 km east into
Transcriptions
Tibet, as far as the state of Qinghai. All of it is
geographically part of Tibetan Plateau. It is the home Mandarin
of the Changpa nomads.[2] Hanyu Pinyin Qiāngtáng
Wade–Giles Chi'ang1-t'ang2
Alternative Chinese name
Chinese 藏北高原
1 Climate Literal meaning North Tibet plateau
2 History Transcriptions
3 People Mandarin
4 Tibetan Changtang Hanyu Pinyin Zàng Běi Gāoyuán
4 3
5 Ladakhi Changtang Wade–Giles Ts a ng Pei
1 4
Hamlets Kao -yüan
Changtang Wildlife Sanctuary Tibetan name
Other geographic features Tibetan
ང་ཐང་།
6 See also Transcriptions
7 References Wylie byang thang
8 Footnotes Tibetan Pinyin Qangtang
The climate of Changtang is harsh and unpredictable. The summers are warm but short and
thunder storms can occur at any time of year, often with hail. The winters are cold and Arctic-like,
despite the latitude, due to the high elevation.[3]
Changtang was once ruled by a culture known as the Zhangzhung, which later merged with Tibetan
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