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Arunachal Pradesh district location map Tawang

Tawang district is one of the 16 Districts of Arunachal Pradesh in the North-east India. The area is historically Tibetan territory and is claimed by China as a part of South Tibet. It is the eighth least populous district in the country (out of 640).

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  • Tsangyang Gyatso birth place

    Birthplace of 6th Dalai Lama, Ugyenling Monastery, near Tawang

  • Sakyamuni Buddha

    The 8m tall statue of the Shakyamuni Buddha in the Tawang Monastery

  • Papermaking Tawang

    Sheets of paper left to dry on individual moulds on the mountain slope near Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, 1914.

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Tawang para niños

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