Nyang-Chu River
river, Tibet, China
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The Nyang Chu River is a river located in the historical region of Gtsang, which is part of Tibet in China. This river flows for approximately 150 miles (240 km) from the northwest to the southeast before it joins the Brahmaputra River (known as the Yarlung Zangbo in Tibet). The Nyang Chu River passes by the towns of Gyangzê and Xigazê, the former administrative center of Gtsang. The Nyainqentanglha Mountains form a watershed between the Yarlung Zangbo River valley and the high plateau's inland drainage system.12
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