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Nyalam  

Nyalam is a small Tibetan town near the Nepal border. It is the county seat of Nyalam County in Xigaze Prefecture (part of the historical Tsang Province of the old Tibet). It is 35 km from Zhangmu town in the same county, which is the point of entry of Nepal.
Nyalam is situated at 3,750 metres (12,300ft) above sea level. A town of stone buildings and tin roofs, it is nicknamed 'The Gate of Hell' by the Nepalese traders because the trail between Nyalam and the Nepalese border was so treacherous to negotiate.
Nyalam County  is a county in Tibet's Xigazê Prefecture. It borders on Nepal.
The land area of the county is 7903 square km; population, as of 2003, was 10,000. The postal code for the county is 858300.
The county seat is in Nyalam.
The other town of the county is Zhangmu , also known under its Tibetan name Dram, or Nepali Khasa. It is located near the border and is the point of entry from Nepal. At "merely" 2300 meters elevation about the sea level, Zhnagmu has mild and humid subtropical climate, which is a rarity for Tibet.

Other populated places in the county are the villages of Yalai , Suozuo , Nailong, Menbu  and Borong. (The names of the villages are given based on Chinese spellings; their Tibetan names may be somewhat different).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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