Gunung Kailash
Gunung Kailash (juga Kailasa; Kangrinboqê atau Gang Rinpoche; Tibet: གངས་རིན་པོ་ཆེ; Cina ringkas: 冈仁波齐峰; Cina tradisional: 岡仁波齊峰; Sanskrit: कैलास, IAST: Kailāsa) ialah puncak tinggi 6,638 m (21,778 ka) di Banjaran Kailash (Pergunungan Gangdisê), yang membentuk sebahagian daripada Transhimalaya di Wilayah Ngari, Wilayah Autonomi Tibet, China.
| Gunung Kailash | |
|---|---|
| གངས་རིན་པོ་ཆེ (Tibet Standard) | |
 Gunung Kailash dari selatan | |
| Titik tertinggi | |
| Ketinggian | 6,638 m (21,778 ka) |
| Tonjolan | 1,319 m (4,327 ka) |
| Koordinat | 31°4′0″N 81°18′45″E / 31.06667°N 81.31250°EKoordinat: 31°4′0″N 81°18′45″E / 31.06667°N 81.31250°E |
| Geografi | |
| Lokasi | Burang, Kawasan Autonomi Tibet |
| Negara | China |
| Induk banjaran | Julat Gangdisê |
| Pendakian | |
| Pendakian pertama | Tidak didaki |
Gunung ini terletak berhampiran Tasik Manasarovar dan Tasik Rakshastal, berhampiran dengan sumber beberapa sungai Asia terpanjang: Indus; Sutlej; Brahmaputra; dan Karnali, juga dikenali sebagai Ghaghara (anak sungai Gangga) di India. Gunung Kailash dianggap suci dalam empat agama: Hinduisme; Bon; agama Buddha; dan Jainisme.[perlu rujukan]
Bibliografi sunting
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