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Chakzam

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Chakzam or Chaksam or Jagsam means "iron bridge" in the Tibetan language (Tibetan: ལྕགས་ཟམ, Wylie: lcags zam, THL: chak zam, ZYPY: jagsam). It could refer to:

  • Chushul Chakzam near Lhasa, one of the first bridges of its kind built by Thang Tong Gyalpo in 1430
  • Jagsamka Township in Riwoqê County
  • Luding County in Sichuan province, whose Tibetan name is Chagsam due to the iron bridge
  • Thang Tong Gyalpo, also known as Chakzampa, a Bhutanese lama who built 58 iron bridges

See also[edit]

  • Iron Bridge (disambiguation)
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