Goikarla Rigyu, also spelled Goikarla Ri'gyü or Guotalari, is a range of mountains to the north of the

Yarlung Tsangpo River The Yarlung Tsangpo, also called Yarlung Zangbo () and Yalu Zangbu River () is a river that flows through the Tibet Autonomous Region of China and Arunachal Pradesh of India. It is the longest river of Tibet and the fifth longest in China. The u ...

and southeast of the city of

Lhasa Lhasa, officially the Chengguan District of Lhasa City, is the inner urban district of Lhasa (city), Lhasa City, Tibet Autonomous Region, Southwestern China. Lhasa is the second most populous urban area on the Tibetan Plateau after Xining ...

in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China.

Location

The Goikarla Rigyu extends along the north bank of the Yarlung Tsangpo from Gonggar to Mainling. To the north of the range, the lower reaches of the

Lhasa River The Lhasa River, also called Kyi Chu (, ), is a northern tributary of the Yarlung Tsangpo River in the south of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. The Yarlung Tsangpo is the upper section of the Brahmaputra River. The Lhasa River is subject t ...

run westward and then turn south to join the Yarlung Tsangpo. Further east, the

Nyang River The Nyang River (; ; also transliterated as Niyang or Nanpan) is a major river in south-west Tibet and the second largest tributary of the Yarlung Tsangpo River by discharge. Geography The Nyang has a length of 307.5 km and originates at ...

() rises in the range to the west of Mila Mountain and runs east and then south past

Nyingchi Nyingchi (), also known as Linzhi ( zh, s=林芝, p=Linzhi) or Nyingtri, is a prefecture-level city in the southeast of the Tibet Autonomous Region in China. The administrative seat of Nyingchi is Bayi District. Nyingchi is the location of Buch ...

to join the Yarlung Tsangpo just downstream from Mainling. The range includes the "WordeKongge" () holy mountain. This mountain rises to an altitude of . Other peaks rise as high as above sea level.

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; Works cited * * {{refend Mountain ranges of Tibet Geography of Lhasa