Dêlêg

Dêlêg (Tibetan: བདེ་ལེགས་) is a village in Xaitongmoin county (Tibetan: བཞད་མཐོང་སྨོན་རྫོང་) of Shigatse Prefecture in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, northeast of the county seat. The Tibetan name means "good luck". It lies at an elevation of 4,804 metres (15,764 feet). In 2007 the village had a population of about 350.

Dêlêg བདེ་ལེགས
Town
Tibetan transcription(s)
• Tibetan	བདེ་ལེགས
• Wylie transliteration	bde legs
• pronunciation in IPA	[telek]
• official transcription (PRC)	Dêlêg
• THDL	Delek
• other transcriptions	Deleg
Chinese transcription(s)
• Traditional	德來
• Simplified	德来
• Pinyin	Délái
Dêlêg Location within Tibet Autonomous Region
Coordinates: 29°58′N 87°40′E
Country	China
Region	Tibet Autonomous Region
Prefecture	Shigatse Prefecture
County	Xaitongmoin
Population  (2007)
• Total	~350

The main source of income in the area is herding yaks and sheep, major crops are Tibetan barley (qingko), buckwheat, peas and rapeseed.^[1]

See also

• List of towns and villages in Tibet