Nuranang Falls
A hundred metres of water off the Tawang road.
- Where
- Jang, Arunachal Pradesh, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 27.5894, 91.9842
Get the Nuranang Falls stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Nuranang Falls. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Arunachal Pradesh volume with your photos and a note.
Near Nuranang Falls
Sangetsar Lake 12 km
Trees still standing in the water an earthquake made.
Tawang Monastery 12 km
The largest monastery in India and the second largest anywhere, founded in 1680 at three thousand metres.
Sela Pass 15 km
Forty two hundred metres, held open through winter, with a lake beside the road that freezes solid.
Bum La Pass 17 km
The border post above Tawang, open with a permit.
Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary 35 km
A protected area in the far east of Bhutan, across the Merak and Sakteng gewogs of Trashigang District and just into Samdrup Jongkhar. It is home to the semi nomadic Brokpa herders, and local belief places the migoi, the Bhutanese yeti, in its forests.
Dirang 36 km
Apple orchards, hot springs and a stone village.
Gom Kora 45 km
A temple beside the Drangme Chhu in eastern Bhutan, built where Guru Rinpoche is said to have meditated and subdued a demon. Pilgrims walk circuits around the temple and the great black rock beside it, and its spring festival draws people from across the east.
Chorten Kora 48 km
A large white stupa beside the Kholong Chu in Trashi Yangtse, built in 1740 by Lama Ngawang Lodrö in memory of his late uncle. It is modelled on the Boudhanath stupa in Nepal, and a similar stupa, Gorsam Chorten, stands at Zemithang in Tawang.
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Questions
Where is Nuranang Falls?
Nuranang Falls is in Jang, Arunachal Pradesh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Sangetsar Lake (12 km), Tawang Monastery (12 km), Sela Pass (15 km).
How do I get the Nuranang Falls stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Nuranang Falls and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Arunachal Pradesh volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Nuranang Falls before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Arunachal Pradesh volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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