What is "gyirong"

Gyirong (Wyl. skyid grong) is a Tibetan place name also transliterated Kyirong or Gyrong. To Lhasa Newar trans-Himalayan traders it was Kerung , thence Kirong, Kirang etc.

It may refer to:

• Gyirong County, county in Tibet
• Zongga town formerly named Gyirong; Seat of Gyirong county.
• A pass north of Zongga used between Nepal and Lhasa before Friendship Highway was built.