Editing Brahmaputra River (section)

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[[File:Yarlong Tsangpo.jpg|thumb|left|[[Yarlung Tsangpo River]] in Tibet]]

The upper reaches of the Brahmaputra River, known as the [[Yarlung Tsangpo]] from the Tibetan language, originates on the [[Angsi Glacier]], near Mount Kailash, located on the northern side of the [[Himalayas]] in [[Burang County]] of [[Tibet Autonomous Region|Tibet]]. The source of the river was earlier thought to be on the Chemayungdung glacier, which covers the slopes of the Himalayas about {{cvt|60|mi|km|abbr=on}} southeast of [[Lake Manasarovar]] in southwestern Tibet.

From its source, the river runs for nearly {{cvt|1,100|km|mi|abbr=on}} in a generally easterly direction between the main range of the Himalayas to the south and the [[Kailas Range]] to the north.
[[File:Brahmaputra from ganden3.jpg|thumb|[[Yarlung Tsangpo]]]]
In Tibet, the Tsangpo receives a number of tributaries. The most important left-bank tributaries are the Raka Zangbo (Raka Tsangpo), which joins the river west of [[Xigazê]] (Shigatse), and the [[Lhasa River|Lhasa]] (Kyi), which flows past the Tibetan capital of [[Lhasa]] and joins the Tsangpo at [[Qüxü]]. The [[Nyang River]] joins the Tsangpo from the north at Zela (Tsela Dzong). On the right bank, a second river called the Nyang Qu (Nyang Chu) meets the Tsangpo at Xigazê.

After passing Pi (Pe) in Tibet, the river turns suddenly to the north and northeast and cuts a course through a succession of great narrow gorges between the mountainous massifs of [[Gyala Peri]] and [[Namcha Barwa]] in a series of rapids and cascades. Thereafter, the river turns south and southwest and flows through a deep gorge (the "[[Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon]]") across the eastern extremity of the Himalayas with canyon walls that extend upward for {{cvt|5000|m|abbr=on}} and more on each side. During that stretch, the river crosses the China-India line of actual control to enter northern Arunachal Pradesh, where it is known as the Dihang (or Siang) River, and turns more southerly.