Pronunciation of 日喀则 (Shigatse, Xigazê, Rikaze)

[atitarev]

Is 日喀则 (日喀則) pronounced Rìkèzé or Rìkāzé (a city in Tibet, China)? I've seen both. Are both possible or only one? The ABC dictionary only gives one reading of 喀 - kā.

There are a few ways to write it in English: Shigatse, Xigazê, Rikaze, Zhigatsey.

[Hofmann]

[ɕìkáʦé]

Rìkāzé is closer.

[Shadowdh]

Using Pleco I get rìkèzé which is Xigaze... or Shigatse...

[atitarev]

Thanks. Also, Chinese Pera-kun gives Rìkèzé. I'll stick to Rìkāzé, it's closer to all other languages and matches standard pronunciation of 喀.