Changra

Changra is a town in , and has an elevation of 4,024 metres. Changra is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the hamlet .
  • Type: Town
  • Description: township in Gyantsé county, Shigatse, Tibet, China
  • Also known as: “Banjuelongbu”, “Changra Township”, “Jangra”, “Jiangre”, and “Jiangre Xiang”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Palcho Monastery and Gyantse Fortress.

Buddhist temple
Photo: Alberrosidus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The or Pelkor Chode Monastery or Shekar Gyantse is the main monastery in the Nyangchu river valley in , , Shigatse Prefecture, . is situated 3 km northeast of Changra.

Photo: Göran Höglund (Kartläsarn), CC BY 2.0.
Gyantse Dzong or is one of the best preserved dzongs in , perched high above the town of on a huge spur of grey brown rock. is situated 3 km northeast of Changra.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gyantse.

Photo: Banja-Frans Mulder, CC BY 3.0.
, officially Gyangzê Town, is a town located in , Shigatse Prefecture, , China. It was historically considered the third largest and most prominent town in , but there are now at least ten larger Tibetan cities.

Changra

Latitude
28.90316° or 28° 54′ 11″ north
Longitude
89.57445° or 89° 34′ 28″ east
Elevation
4,024 metres (13,202 feet)
Open location code
7MWFWH3F+7Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4085495740
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
8041734
Wiki­data ID
Q11134786
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Wu Chinese—“Changra” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Jangra (kapital sa baranggay sa Republikang Popular sa Tsina, Tibet Autonomous Region, lat 28,90, long 89,57)”
  • Cebuano: “Jangra”
  • Chinese: “jiāngrè xiāng”
  • Chinese: “江热”
  • Chinese: “江热乡”
  • Chinese: “班觉隆布”
  • Gan Chinese: “江热乡”
  • German: “Jangra Xang”
  • German: “Jangra”
  • German: “Jiangre”
  • Russian: “Джангра”
  • Swedish: “Jangra”
  • Tibetan: “Jangra”
  • Tibetan: “ལྕང་ར་ཤང་།”
  • Tibetan: “ལྕང་ར”
  • Wu Chinese: “江热乡”

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