Dakpa Sheri
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Dakpa Sheri[lower-alpha 2] (Tibetan: དག་པ་ཤེལ་རི, Wylie: dag pa shel ri, THL: dak pa shel ri,[6] Chinese: 达瓜西热; pinyin: Dá guā xī rè), explained as "Pure Crystal Mountain" and also known as Tsari (Tibetan: རྩ་རི, Wylie: rtsa ri), is a mountain in the eponymously named Tsari region in Lhöntse County of Tibet's Shannan Prefecture. The mountain is considered sacred for Tibetans and the pilgrimage route circumambulates the mountain.[3][7] Takpa Siri ridge consists of four hills/ passes and four water bodies.[3][8]
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Dakpa Sheri | |
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Tsari, Pure Crystal Mountain | |
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Elevation | 5,735 m (18,816 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 28°36′03″N 93°13′35″E[lower-alpha 1] |
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Country | China |
Region | Tibet |
Parent range | Himalayas |
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Following border tensions between China and India, the pilgrimage was stopped after 1956.[9]