Goqung

Goqung is a village in , and has an elevation of 4,453 metres. Goqung is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .
  • Type: Village
  • Description: village in China
  • Also known as: “Gochung”, “Guolin”, “Guoqiong”, “果林”, and “果琼村”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Samding Monastery and Gongmo Tso.

Buddhist temple
"The Temple of Soaring Meditation" is a 13th century gompa built on a hill along a narrow peninsula that juts into Yamdrok Lake, southwest of Lhasa and about 10 kilometres east of Nangkatse, in .

Photo: Hiroki Ogawa, CC BY 3.0.
is situated 4 km north of Goqung.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nagarzê.

Town
Photo: Ernst Schäfer, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
is a township and seat of in the of . It lies at an altitude of 4452 metres. is situated 6 km west of Goqung.

Goqung

Latitude
28.97841° or 28° 58′ 42″ north
Longitude
90.46485° or 90° 27′ 54″ east
Elevation
4,453 metres (14,610 feet)
Open location code
7MWGXFH7+9W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6004914805
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
6559612
Wiki­data ID
Q14292473
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Wu Chinese—“Goqung” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “果林村”
  • Gan Chinese: “果林村”
  • Tibetan: “སྒོ་ཆུང”
  • Wu Chinese: “果林村”

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