Lhasa River

The Lhasa River, also called Kyi Chu, is a northern tributary of the Yarlung Tsangpo River in the south of the of China. The Yarlung Tsangpo is the upper section of the Brahmaputra River.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in People’s Republic of China
  • Also known as: K’ai-i Ho”, “K’ai-i-ch’u Ho”, “K’o-tien Ho”, “Ka-erh-chao-mu-lun Chiang”, “Ki-chu”, “Kii-chu”, “Kji-tschu”, “Kyi Chhu”, “Kyi River”, “La-sa Ho”, “Lhasa Zangbo”, and “Middle River

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gonggar Xoi.

Neighborhood
, locally just Xoi, is a in Gangdoi, Gangdoi Town, , , . It was the capital of Gonggar County and the seat of Gonggar Dzong from 17th century to 1960. means below the Gonggar. is situated 8 km south of Lhasa River.

Lhasa River

Latitude
29.34118° or 29° 20′ 28″ north
Longitude
90.76647° or 90° 45′ 59″ east
Elevation
3,584 metres (11,759 feet)
Open location code
7MXG8QR8+FH
Geo­Names ID
1280736
Wiki­data ID
Q1795013
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Satellite Map

Discover Lhasa River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Lhasa River” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Ríu Lhasa
  • Bulgarian: Лхаса (река)
  • Bulgarian: Лхаса
  • Cebuano: Lhasa He
  • Chinese: 拉萨河
  • Chinese: 拉薩河
  • Czech: Džiču
  • Czech: Kjičhu
  • Czech: Kyi
  • Czech: Kyiču
  • Czech: Lhasanská řeka
  • Dutch: Kyi Chu
  • Dutch: Kyichu
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر لهاسا
  • Finnish: Lhasa
  • French: Kyi chu
  • French: Lasa He
  • French: rivière Kyi
  • French: Rivière Lasa
  • German: Gyi Qu
  • German: Kyichu
  • German: Lhasa He
  • German: Lhasa-Fluss
  • Irish: Abhainn Lhasa
  • Japanese: ラサ川
  • Russian: Джичу
  • Russian: Кьи-чу
  • Russian: Кьи-Чу
  • Russian: Лхаса
  • South Azerbaijani: لها‌سا چایی
  • Spanish: Rio Lhasa
  • Spanish: Río Lhasa
  • Swedish: Lhasa He
  • Tamil: லாசா ஆறு
  • Tibetan: ལྷ་ས་གཙང་པོ
  • Tibetan: སྐྱིད་ཆུ་
  • Welsh: Afon Lhasa

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Bayi Nongchang and Qushuicun.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Qushui Daqiao and Gongkar Chö Monastery.

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