Place Buddhist traditions
Lhasa
ལྷ་ས། bo 拉萨市 zh ラサ市 ja
Prefecture-level city and capital of Tibet
- Dated from 633 CE
- Also called Lhasa City, Lhassa, Lhasa Prefecture-Level City
Overview
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Inside Lhasa
Places nearby
- under 1 km away
Lhasa Great Mosque
mosque in Tibet - under 1 km away
Ani Tsankhung Nunnery
building in Ani Tsankhung Nunnery, China - 1.2 km away
Jokhang
Buddhist temple in Barkhor Square in Lhasa - 1.5 km away
Tengyeling
building in People's Republic of China - 1.6 km away
Tsomon Ling
building in People's Republic of China - 1.7 km away
Ramoche Temple
building in Lhasa, China - 1.7 km away
Gyuto Tantric College
monastic institution in Tibet - 2.7 km away
Potala Palace
7th-century Tibetan fortress and palace in Lhasa, rebuilt in the 17th century as the winter seat of the Dalai Lamas
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