Racaka
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- Type: Locality
- Description: human settlement in China
- Also known as: “Lawuchi”, “Lei-to-ch’i”, “Lei-wu-ch’i”, “Lei-wu-ch’i-tsung”, “Lei-wu-tsung”, “Leiwuqi Xian”, “Neiwutsi”, “Rezhaka”, “Ribochhe”, “Riowoche”, “Rivoche”, “Riwoche”, and “Riwoqê”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Riwoche Monastery.
Riwoche Monastery
Buddhist temple
Riwoche Monastery, or Riwoche Tsukla Khang Tragyelma is a Taklung Kagyu monastery of the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism. It was founded in 1276 by Sangye On, and is one of the oldest and largest monasteries in eastern Tibet. Riwoche Monastery is situated 3½ km south of Racaka.
Racaka
- Category: human settlement
- Location: Qamdo, Tibet, Southwest China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
Discover Racaka from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Tibetan—“Racaka” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Racaka”
- Chinese: “热扎卡”
- Chinese: “类乌齐县”
- Dutch: “Racaka”
- Irish: “Racaka”
- Malay: “Racaka”
- Swedish: “Racaka”
- Tibetan: “Racaka”
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