Gar County


Gar County, formerly Senge Tsangpo County, is a district in the Ngari Prefecture of the western Tibet Autonomous Region of China. The main town is Shiquanhe, also called "Gar", on account of being the county seat, and "Ali", on account of being the seat of Ngari Prefecture.

Administrative divisions

Gar county is divided into 1 town and 4 townships:

Geography

Main rivers in the county include Sênggê Zangbo and Gar Zangbo.

Climate

Gar County has a cool arid climate with the temperature characteristics of a subalpine climate. Summers are comfortable to warm with fairly frequent light showers, whilst winters are long, frigid but exceedingly dry and clear.

Transport