Phari
Phari or Pagri (Tibetan: ཕག་རི, Wylie: phag ri; Chinese: 帕里镇; pinyin: Pàlǐ Zhèn) is a town in Yadong County in the Tibet Autonomous Region, China near the border with Bhutan. The border can be accessed through a secret road/trail connecting Tsento Gewog in Bhutan (27.698912°N 89.189139°E) known as Tremo La. As of 2004 the town had a population of 2,121. It is one of the highest towns in the world, being about 4,300 m (14,100 ft) above sea-level at the head of the Chumbi Valley.
Phari
Pagri | |
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Phari Location in the Tibet Autonomous Region | |
Coordinates: 27°43′06″N 89°09′18″E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Autonomous region | Tibet Autonomous Region |
Prefecture-level city | Shigatse |
County | Yadong |
Population (2004) | |
• Total | 2,121 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
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