Monba
Monba is a locality in Tibet, Southwest China and has an elevation of 4,233 metres. Monba is situated nearby to the locality Rindogang, as well as near Ba’ergang.Places of Interest
Highlights include Drigung Monastery.
Drigung Monastery
Buddhist temple
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Drigung Thil Monastery is a monastery in Maizhokunggar County, Lhasa, Tibet founded in 1179. Traditionally it has been the main seat of the Drikung Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mamba Township.
Mamba Township
Town
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Mamba is a small town and township-level division in Lhasa prefecture-level city in Maizhokunggar County in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. Administratively it is divided into six village-level divisional units, and the township covers an area of 822 square kilometres, with a population of about 2,900.
Monba
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Menba” and “Monba Xiang”
- Location: Tibet, Southwest China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
30.1035° or 30° 6′ 13″ northLongitude
92.2067° or 92° 12′ 24″ eastElevation
4,233 metres (13,888 feet)Open location code
8M2J4634+9MGeoNames ID
8746102
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Tibetan—“Monba” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “门巴”
- Chinese: “门巴乡”
- Tibetan: “Mamba”
- Tibetan: “རྨམ་པ”
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