Riwo Dechen
Riwo Dechen is a monastery in Shannan, Tibet and has an elevation of 3,824 metres. Riwo Dechen is situated nearby to the ruins Taktsé Castle.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Riwo Dechen Monastery and Taktsé Castle.
Riwo Dechen Monastery
Buddhist temple
Photo: Jan Reurink, CC BY 2.0.
Riwo Dechen Monastery is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 270 metres east of Riwo Dechen.
Taktsé Castle
Ruins
Taktsé Castle was a castle located in the Chingwa district of Chonggyä in central Tibet. According to legend, it was home to the kings of Tibet before Songtsen Gampo moved his capital to Lhasa. Taktsé Castle is situated 590 metres east of Riwo Dechen.
Tombs of the Tibetan Kings
The Valley of the Kings or Chongye Valley is a valley in Qonggyai County, Tibet, within the People's Republic of China. It is the location of eight tumuli, which are believed to be the burial mounds of eight to ten Tibetan rulers. Tombs of the Tibetan Kings is situated 2 km southeast of Riwo Dechen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Qonggyai.
Riwo Dechen
- Type: Monastery
- Also known as: “Qonggyai Riwodêqên”
- Category: religion
- Location: Shannan, Tibet, Southwest China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
29.03178° or 29° 1′ 54″ northLongitude
91.67387° or 91° 40′ 26″ eastElevation
3,824 metres (12,546 feet)Open location code
7MXH2MJF+PGGeoNames ID
6612130
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In Other Languages
“Riwo Dechen” goes by many names.
- Tibetan: “འཕྱོངས་རྒྱས་རི་བོ་བདེ་ཆེན”
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