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Town in Arunachal Pradesh, India
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Dirang is a town in West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh, lying on the floor of a low valley between the higher mountain towns Bomdila and Tawang. The town is best known for the nearby Dirang Dzong historic fortress, as well as its pleasant scenery, surrounded by wooded slopes with a rushing mountain river running right by the town.
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A modern monastery in the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism.
108 Manes
A modern Buddhist monument made up of 108 stupas arranged in a circle on a mountaintop. The surrounding areas popular with birdwatchers.
25 rooms each with free Wi-Fi and an LED TV.
The town itself is easily small enough to walk around, though Dirang Dzong and some of the hotels and homestays are a bit farther out.
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