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Khyunglung

Also known as Khyunglung Ngulkhar

Khyunglung is a valley on the upper Sutlej river in Ngari, western Tibet, west of Mount Kailash. Its cave complex and ruins, Khyunglung Ngulkhar, the "Silver Castle of the Garuda Valley", are identified in Bon tradition as the capital of the ancient kingdom of Zhangzhung, and surveys have found extensive early settlements in the area.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Khyunglung. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/khyunglung
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“Khyunglung.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/khyunglung. Accessed .
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