Chubsang

Chubsang is a hermitage in , and has an elevation of 3,818 metres. Chubsang is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chupzang Nunnery and Pabonka Hermitage.

Buddhist temple
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is a historical nunnery, belonging to . It is located north of in , . Though the site was established as a hermitage around 1665, it was converted into an exclusive nunnery in 1984 and has since grown into one of the largest nunneries in the Lhasa Valley.

Buddhist temple
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, also written Pawangka, is a historical hermitage, today belonging to , about 8 kilometres northwest of in the Nyang bran Valley on the slopes of Mount Parasol in . is situated 1 km northwest of Chubsang.

Buddhist temple
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is one of the "great three" Gelug university monasteries of , located 1.25 miles north of and about 5 km north of the . is situated 2 km southeast of Chubsang.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nyangrain Subdistrict and Zhol Village.

Suburb
Nyang bran is a suburb district and valley located several kilometres north of the city of , . The valley is noted for its hermitages, belonging to the , one of the three great historical monasteries of Tibet. , Drakri Hermitage, and many others are located in the valley which offers scenic views of Lhasa.

Neighborhood
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, or Shol Village, is a village at the base of the in , . It contained the residences and administrative buildings of Ganden Phodrang's government officials and other Tibetans. is situated 6 km south of Chubsang.

Suburb
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is a suburb, which is situated 7 km southeast of Chubsang.

Chubsang

Latitude
29.71337° or 29° 42′ 48″ north
Longitude
91.12255° or 91° 7′ 21″ east
Elevation
3,818 metres (12,526 feet)
Open location code
7MXHP47F+82
Geo­Names ID
6612158
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In Other Languages

“Chubsang” goes by many names.
  • Tibetan: “ཆུ་བཟང་རི་ཁྲོད”

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