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Shasima
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Also known as Dromo, Shashima, Sharsingma, Xarsingma, Xiasima, Yadong, Yatung

Yatung or Yadong, also known as Shasima (, ), is the principal town in the Chumbi Valley or Yadong County in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It is also its administrative headquarters.

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Settlement.name
Yatung
Settlement.official_name
Xiasima
Settlement.other_name
Shasima, Xarsingma
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.image_skyline
Yatung.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Upper Yatung, 1937
Settlement.pushpin_map
China Tibet
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
China
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Autonomous region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Tibet
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Prefecture-level city
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Xigazê
Settlement.subdivision_type3
County
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Yadong
Settlement.subdivision_type4
Nearby settlements (distance)
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Major Nationalities
Settlement.population_blank1
Tibetan

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Official name
下司马镇
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Yatung

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Article

12 sections
Contents
  • Name
  • Geography
  • History
  • Origins
  • 1905–1950
  • 1950–1962
  • Transportation
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • External links

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