Riwo Dechen

Riwo Dechen is a monastery in , and has an elevation of 3,824 metres. Riwo Dechen is situated near the ruins .
  • Monastery
  • …lies at an elevation of 3,824 metres (12,546 feet)
  • …is also known as “Qonggyai Riwodêqên”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Riwo Dechen Monastery and Taktsé Castle.
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is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 270 metres east of Riwo Dechen.
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was a castle located in the Chingwa district of Chonggyä in central . is situated 590 metres east of Riwo Dechen.
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The Valley of the Kings or Chongye Valley is a valley… is situated 2 km southeast of Riwo Dechen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Qonggyai.
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is a town.

Riwo Dechen

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Latitude
29.03178° or 29° 1′ 54″ north
Longitude
91.67387° or 91° 40′ 26″ east
Open location code
7MXH2MJF+PG
Geo­Names 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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