Dêlêg
Encyclopedia
Dêlêg is a village in Xaitongmoin county (bzad mthong smon rdzong / Xiètōngmén Xiàn 謝通門縣/谢通门县) of Xigazê prefecture in the Tibet Autonomous Region
of China
, northeast of the county seat. The Tibetan name means “good luck”. It lies at an elevation
of 4804 metres (15,764 feet). In 2007 the village had a population
of about 350.
The main source of income in the area is herding yaks and sheep, major crops are Tibetan barley (qingko), buckwheat, peas and rapeseed.
Tibet Autonomous Region
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of China
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, northeast of the county seat. The Tibetan name means “good luck”. It lies at an elevation
Elevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....
of 4804 metres (15,764 feet). In 2007 the village had a population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
of about 350.
The main source of income in the area is herding yaks and sheep, major crops are Tibetan barley (qingko), buckwheat, peas and rapeseed.