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Damxung

Damxung proper noun: a county of Lhasa, Tibet autonomous region, China.

Proper noun

Damxung

  1. A county of Lhasa, Tibet autonomous region, China.
    • The weather is subject to abrupt, unpredictable changes, and it is not uncommon to encounter a snowstorm on the pass between Damxung and Lake Namtso even in midsummer. Bring food and soft drinks from Lhasa. Beer is available in Damxung.
    • The road from Lhasa to Damxung follows Tibet's main route to Golmud and Qinghai for 167 kilometres (104 miles).1997, Elizabeth B. Booz, “Lhasa”, in Odyssey Illustrated Guide to Tibet, 2nd edition, Hong Kong: Local Colour Ltd, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 128

Origin of Damxung

From Tibetan འདམ་གཞུང ('dam gzhung).

Questions about Damxung

What does Damxung mean?
Damxung means a county of Lhasa, Tibet autonomous region, China.
What part of speech is Damxung?
Damxung is a proper noun.

Words near Damxung in the dictionary

  1. damtjernites
  2. Damu
  3. Damulo-an
  4. Damulog
  5. Damus
  6. Damxung
  7. damyankee
  8. damyankees
  9. dan
  10. dan bau
  11. dan buoy

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