Ngawa Town

Samding Dorje Phagmo Ngawa or Aba town (Burmese: ငါဝမြို့, Chinese: 阿坝镇; pinyin: Ābà Zhèn Standard Tibetan: Ngawa) is the seat of Ngawa (Aba) County, within the Ngawa (Aba) Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture in northwestern Sichuan, China.

It is located on the Tibetan plateau at an elevation of 3,200 metres (10,500 ft).

[2] There are 37 monasteries and nunneries in the area, two of the largest in Aba City itself.

The major festivals are:[3] "There are many monasteries scattered around the town, and they are all worth visiting.

"[6]Aba County is well connected to many provincial towns and cities.