Gartok

Chinese �(Wade-Giles) Ka-erh-tu, Ka-ta-k'o, �or (Pinyin)� Garyarsa, � town in the Tibetan autonomous ch'� (region), western China. It is located at an elevation of 14,630 feet (4,460 m) at the foot of the Kailas Range on the Gar (Ka-erh) River, which is one of the headwaters of the Yin-tu (Indus) River. Gartok is an important route centre on the main road through the southern Tibetan region from Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, to Jammu and Kashmir. Historically Gartok