Yurt camp at Arpa valley

Sight

Arpa valley

Place type
Sight
Elevation
2800 m

Field notes

The field account

To the south of the Djaman-Too mountain chain, is the upper valley of Arpa, which stretches for about sixty kilometers, and up to 25km in width. It is mainly yak breeders who come for the summer season. To get there, you must have a border zone permit.

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Where it sits

Visual field notes

A closer look