Rechung-puk

Rechung-puk is a monastery in , and has an elevation of 3,613 metres. Rechung-puk is situated nearby to the town .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Yungbulakang Palace.

Photo: Christopher Michel, CC BY 2.0.
Yumbulagang or Yumbu Lakhar is the original palace of the Yarlung kings of . In the Tibetan mythology, it was the first building in Tibet, and was the palace of the legendary first Tibetan king, Nyatri Tsenpo, who is said to have reigned from 127 BCE. is situated 3 km east of Rechung-puk.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Changzhug and Tsethang.

Town
Photo: Fanghong, CC BY 2.5.
is a town, which is situated 4½ km north of Rechung-puk.

Photo: Ernst Schäfer, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
Tsetang or Zedang, is the fourth largest city in Tibet and is located in the , 183 km southeast of in Nedong District of the in the region of .

Rechung-puk

Latitude
29.15104° or 29° 9′ 4″ north
Longitude
91.77403° or 91° 46′ 27″ east
Elevation
3,613 metres (11,854 feet)
Open location code
7MXH5Q2F+CJ
Geo­Names ID
6612129
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Rechung-puk” goes by many names.
  • Tibetan: “རལ་ཆུང་ཕུ”

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