Shannan Diqu
Shannan, also known as Lhoka, is a prefecture-level city in the southeastern Tibet Autonomous Region, China. Shannan includes Gonggar County within its jurisdiction with Gongkar Chö Monastery, Gonggar Dzong, and Gonggar Airport all located near Gonggar town.- …has about 354,000 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 5,040 metres (16,530 feet)
- Also known as“Lhoka Sakü”“Shan-nan Chuan-ch’ü”“Shan-nan Ti-ch’ü”“Shannan”
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Latitude
28.5563° or 28° 33′ 23″ north
Longitude
92.5568° or 92° 33′ 25″ east
Open location code
7MWJHH44+GP
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Tibetan—“Shannan Diqu” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “山南”
- Chinese: “山南地区”
- Tibetan: “Lhoka Diqu”
- Tibetan: “Lhoka”
- Tibetan: “ལྷོ་ཁ་ས་ཁུལ”
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