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Ngawa or Aba town ( (チベット語:Ngawa)) is the seat of Ngawa (Aba) County, within the Ngawa (Aba) Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture in northwestern Sichuan, China. It is located on the Tibetan plateau at an elevation of 3,200 metres. The city is about 75 km from Jigdril, 254 km from Barkham (Ma'erkang) and 157 km from Mewa (Hongyuan).〔Dorje (2009), pp. 778-781.〕 Ngawa (Aba) County has 70,000 inhabitants, about 8,000 of them Tibetan monks. The city has about 20,000 people.〔Dorje (2009), p. 778.〕 There are 37 monasteries in the area, two of the largest in Aba City itself. There are mainly grasslands and forested valleys in the south. ==Culture== Aba County is mainly inhabited by Tibetans. The major festivals are:〔(Aba County - the sacred land )〕 *Great Prayer Festival: January 8 to January 15 according to the Tibetan calendar *Six-Four Festival: June 11 to June 17 according to the Tibetan calendar *Zachong Festival: September 15 to September 17 according to the lunar calendar *Horse Race Festival: Middle of July according to the lunar calendar 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ngawa Town」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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