Gar Tsangpo

Gar Tsangpo (Tibetan: སྒར་གཙང་པོ, Wylie: sgar gtsang po ; Chinese: 噶尔藏布; pinyin: Găěr Zàngbù) or Gar River is in Ngari, Tibet, China. This river is a tributary of the Sênggê Zangbo (Indus River), which it meets at the town of Shiquanhe.

Gar Tsangpo
噶尔藏布
Native nameསྒར་གཙང་པོ
Location
CountryChina
StateTibet
RegionNgari Prefecture
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationChina
Length196 km (122 mi)
Basin features
River systemIndus River

The source is south of Gangdise Range, in Ngari Prefecture. Its course is mainly in the Gar County. The river drains an area of 6,060 km2, and covers a length of 196 km.

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