Pubujiao

Pubujiao is a locality in Lhasa, Tibet and has an elevation of 3,808 metres. Pubujiao is situated nearby to the locality Togdê, as well as near Xiaodanggang.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sera Monastery and Negodong Nunnery.

Sera Monastery

Buddhist temple

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Sera Monastery is one of the "great three" Gelug university monasteries of Tibet, located 1.25 miles north of Lhasa and about 5 km north of the Jokhang. Sera Monastery is situated 2½ km southwest of Pubujiao.

Negodong Nunnery

Buddhist temple

Negodong Nunnery is a historical hermitage, belonging to Sera Monastery. It is located in the northeastern Lhasa suburb known as Dodé Valley, northeast of Sera, Tibet.

Pabonka Hermitage

Buddhist temple

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Pabonka Hermitage, also written Pawangka, is a historical hermitage, today belonging to Sera Monastery, about 8 kilometres northwest of Lhasa in the Nyang bran Valley on the slopes of Mount Parasol in Tibet. Pabonka Hermitage is situated 3½ km west of Pubujiao.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nyangrain Subdistrict and Karma Kunzang.

Nyangrain Subdistrict

Suburb

Nyang bran is a suburb district and valley located several kilometres north of the city of Lhasa, Tibet. The valley is noted for its hermitages, belonging to the Sera Monastery, one of the three great historical monasteries of Tibet. Pabonka Hermitage, Drakri Hermitage, Chupzang Nunnery and many others are located in the valley which offers scenic views of Lhasa. Nyangrain Subdistrict is situated 3½ km southwest of Pubujiao.

Karma Kunzang

Suburb

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Karma Kunzang is a suburb, which is situated 6 km south of Pubujiao.

Zhol Village

Neighborhood

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Zhol Village, or Shol Village, is a village at the base of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet. It contained the residences and administrative buildings of Ganden Phodrang's government officials and other Tibetans. Zhol Village is situated 7 km southwest of Pubujiao.

Pubujiao

Type: Locality
Location: Lhasa, Tibet, Southwest China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

29.71349° or 29° 42′ 49″ north

Longitude

91.15192° or 91° 9′ 7″ east

Elevation

3,808 metres (12,493 feet)

Open location code

7MXHP572+9Q

GeoNames ID

10272228

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In Other Languages

“Pubujiao” goes by many names.

Chinese: “普布角”

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