Mabja Zangbo or Mabja Tsangpo is a river in Tibet Autonomous Region, China. The upper portion of the Karnali River is called Mabja Zangbo river in China.[4][5] It further joins River Ghaghara (Karnali) in Nepal and eventually flows into Ganges River (Ganga) in India.[6] It passes through the tri-junction on Nepal's border with India and China.[3]
| Mabja Zangbo Majia Zangbu, Kongque He, ma jia cang bu[1] Mabza Zhangbo | |
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| Nickname(s) | Peacock River[2] |
| Location | |
| Latitude | 30°14'47"[1] |
| Longitude | 82°10'2"[1] |
| Place | Tibet’s Burang County[3] |
| Elevation | 5726 metres[1] above sea level |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | near Manasarovar Lake |
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In January 2023, reports emerged with satellite imagery of China constructing a dam since May 2021 at around 16 km north of this tri-junction which lies opposite to the Kalapani territory of Uttarakhand. This is similar to the activities at the Yarlung Zangbo (Brahmaputra) river near Arunachal Pradesh, meant to be aimed at using water as leverage since China is an upper riparian state.[7] China adheres to the Harmon Doctrine and dams near the international border may aid in the geopolitics of claiming the disputed area. It is to be noted that due to its extreme nature, this theory of Absolute Territory Sovereignty is rejected by international customary laws.[8]
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- ^ a b c d "Mabja Zangbo stream, Tibet Autonomous Region, China". cn.geoview.info. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ Planet, Lonely; Lioy, Stephen; Mayhew, Bradley; Eaves, Megan (1 May 2019). "Purang". Lonely Planet Tibet. Lonely Planet. ISBN 978-1-78868-583-2. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
... Humla Karnali River, known in Tibetan as Mabja Tsangpo (Peacock River)
- ^ a b "China building a new dam in Tibet on a tributary of the Ganga new satellite imagery revealed China builds new dam in Tibet; Potential to affect downstream river flow". pipanews.com. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ "Catchment area map of lakes Manasarovar and Rakshastal". International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development(ICIMOD). Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ "Ngari". China.org.cn. Beijing. 15 December 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- ^ Pletcher, Kenneth, ed. (15 August 2010). The Geography of China: Sacred and Historic Places. Britannica and The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. p. 295. ISBN 978-1-61530-134-8.
- ^ Peri, Dinakar (21 January 2023). "China builds a new dam in Tibet near Indian border". The Hindu. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ Neeraj Singh Manhas (24 January 2023). "Why is India-China water diplomacy the need of the hour?". Financialexpress. Retrieved 31 January 2023.