What is "chamdo"

Qamdo ( Tibetan pinyin, used on signs), Chamdo (Tournadre western spelling), 昌都 ( Pinyin: Changdu) can refer to:

• Qamdo, a prefecture-level city in Tibet Autonomous Region
• Qamdo (Chengguan), a town in Tibet Autonomous Region
• Qamdo Region, a former administrative region in western Kham, Tibet - see Chamdo
• Qamdo Bangda Airport

Chamdo, officially Qamdo, and known in Chinese as Changdu, is a prefecture-level city in the eastern part of the Tibet Autonomous Region, China. Its seat is the town of Chengguan in Karub District. Chamdo is Tibet's third largest city after Lhasa and Shigatse.