Noh, Tibet
Village in Tibet, China
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Noh,[3]
also called Üchang or Wujang[4]
(Tibetan: དབུས་བྱང, Wylie: dbus byang, THL: wü jang)[5]
is a village in the Rutog County, Ngari Prefecture of the Tibet region of China. It is located on the northern bank of the eastern Pangong Lake (Tso Ngombo), watered by the Doma River (Tsanger-schar). The village is now part of the Domar Township.
Wujiang
Üchang Noh | |
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Village | |
  Wujiang | |
| Coordinates: 33°37′06″N 79°48′34″E | |
| Country | China |
| Region | Tibet |
| Prefecture | Ngari |
| County | Rutog |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,500 km2 (1,700 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 4,322 m (14,180 ft) |
| Population (2009)[2] | |
• Total | 818 |
| Wujang | |||||||
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| Chinese | 乌江村 | ||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Wūjiāng cūn | ||||||
| Literal meaning | "Wujang Village" | ||||||
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Noh is described as a temple town by European travellers. It is the only permanently inhabited place on the northern bank of the Pangong Lake.[3] It is frequently referred to in the British records of the Pangong Lake, but the British (and "foreigners" in general) were not generally allowed to visit it.[6][7][8]
Geography
The state highway S520 called Banying Highway connects Noh with the Khurnak Plain and the Kongka Pass in the Chang Chenmo Valley. The latter is on the Line of Actual Control with India. S520 also connects to the National Highway G219 (Aksai Chin road) in the east.
Current status
Historical maps
The Pangong Lake area in a map of Ngari Khorsum by Henry Strachey, 1851
Noh along a trade route of Ladakh (1873)
Map of the expeditions of Sven Hedin (1906-8) including Noh (RGS, early 20th century)
Map showing Shan-ho (DMA, 1980)
Map showing Wu-chiang (Wüjang) (DMA, 1995)
Notes
- From map: "THE DELINEATION OF INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARIES ON THIS MAP MUST NOT BE CONSIDERED AUTHORITATIVE."