[citation needed] Buddhist, Hindu and Jain pilgrims going to Lake Manasarovar and Mount Kailash enter from Nepal via Simikot,[9] and from India via Dharchula.

[citation needed] Purang County has a cool semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk), with pleasant to warm summers and freezing winters.

[1] Some historians believe that Tegla kar (Lying Tiger fort) near Purang was built during the Zhangzhung dynasty which was conquered by the Tibetan king Songtsen Gampo in the early 7th century CE.

[citation needed] The Guge and Purang kingdoms were separated about the late 11th century, when king Logtsha Tsensong founded an independent realm.

During Dogra-Tibetan War, General Zorawar Singh had captured Purang and Zanda County, in order to create a land border with the Kingdom of Nepal.

[citation needed] The local villagers (known as Purangpa) carried the produce across the ranges into Nepal on caravans of sheep and goats during the summer and autumn.

[15] Sheep and goats are fitted with double packs which can carry up to 30 kg (70 lb) of barley or salt on the 3 week journey to the terai or low-lands of Nepal.