 Its nearest towns are Yangpachen to the south and Nagqu to the north.A major Tibetan festival called Dajyur takes place at Damxung at the beginning of the eighth month of the lunar calendar (solar September) for ten days of festivity attracting nomads to compete in horse racing and yak racing events, bicycle riding contests, rock-carrying competitions and other forms of merriment.From Dangquka a highway starts to the sacred lake of Namtso, 60 km away.