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''Dingri' or 'Tingri' or 'Tinggri' (Tibetan: དིང་རི་; Wylie: Ding-ri) is a town in Tibet. It is in Tingri County, Shigatse Prefecture. It is often used as a base by mountain climbers preparing to ascend Mount Everest or Cho Oyu.
Tingri is a small town approximately 60km north-west of Mount Everest in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It is known for its spectacular views of Mount Everest, Mount Lhotse and Mount Makalu which lie around in what is the highest mountain group in the world. Tinggri used to be an important trading post where Sherpas from Nepal exchanged rice, grain and iron for Tibetan wool and salt. It gives its name to the broad upland basin more than 4,500 metres high that is known as the Tingri Plain. Shallow, fast-flowing rivers of melted snow water make its grassy meadowland ideal for grazing by Tibetan animals. The Chinese army has a small base nearby.