Lushar

Lushar is a locality in Xining, Qinghai and has about 67,200 residents and an elevation of 2,738 metres. Lushar is situated nearby to the town Shangxinzhuang.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kumbum Monastery.

Kumbum Monastery

Monastery

Photo: Blofeld of SPECTRE, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kumbum Monastery, also called Ta'er Temple, is a Tibetan gompa in Lusar, Xining, Qinghai, China. It was founded in 1583 in a narrow valley close to the village of Lusar in the historical Tibetan region of Amdo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Huangzhong.

Huangzhong

Photo: Hiroki Ogawa, CC BY 3.0.

Huangzhong District is a district of Xining, Qinghai Province, China. It is located about 80 km east of Qinghai Lake and about 10 km southwest of downtown Xining.

Lushar

Type: Locality with 67,200 residents
Also known as: “Huang-chung”, “Huang-chung-hsien”, “Huangzhong”, “Huangzhong Xian”, “Lu-sha-erh”, “Lu-sha-erh-chen”, “Lusha’er”, and “T’a-erh-ssu”
Location: Xining, Qinghai, Northwest China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

36.4842° or 36° 29′ 3″ north

Longitude

101.5633° or 101° 33′ 48″ east

Population

67,200

Elevation

2,738 metres (8,983 feet)

Open location code

8P83FHM7+M8

GeoNames ID

1801734

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Lushar” goes by many names.

Chinese: “湟中县”
Chinese: “鲁沙尔”

Localities in the Area

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