Lhasa Zhol Pillar

The Zhol outer pillar, or Doring Chima, is a stone pillar which stands outside the historical residential and administrative Zhol village below the , in , .
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  • Type: Memorial
  • Description: stone pillar dating to c 764 CE and inscribed with what may be the oldest known example of Tibetan writing
  • Also known as: “Doring Chima”, “Lhasa Zhöl rdo-rings”, and “达扎路恭纪功碑”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Potala Palace and Chagpori.

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is a museum complex in , the capital of the of . It was formerly the winter palace of the Dalai Lamas, built in the dzong style on Marpo Ri. is situated 330 metres northwest of Lhasa Zhol Pillar.

Peak
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, or Chakpori, Chokpori, Chagpo Ri is a spirit-mountain of Vajrapani in , . It is south of Potala and is considered to be one of the four holy mountains of central Tibet.

Mosque
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The , also known as the Hebalin Mosque, is a in , in the of . is situated 2 km east of Lhasa Zhol Pillar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lhasa and Zhol Village.

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is the capital of the autonomous region in . It is 3,650 m above sea level on the northern slopes of the .

Neighborhood
, 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.

Suburb
The Barkhor Square, or Barkhor, is an historic area of narrow streets and a public square with markets, and the circumambulation route around the in , , .

Lhasa Zhol Pillar

Latitude
29.65494° or 29° 39′ 18″ north
Longitude
91.11847° or 91° 7′ 7″ east
Open location code
7MXHM439+X9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12234462501
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Wiki­data ID
Q3388431
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Tibetan—“Lhasa Zhol Pillar” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “ঝোল-র্দো-রিংস ফ্যি-মা”
  • Chinese: “恩兰·达札路恭纪功碑”
  • Dutch: “Pilaar van Zhol”
  • Dutch: “Pilaar van Zhöl”
  • French: “Pilier de Shöl à Lhassa”
  • French: “Pilier de Shöl Lhassa”
  • French: “Pilier extérieur de Shöl à Lhassa”
  • Japanese: “ゾルの外の碑”
  • Japanese: “ンガンラム・ダジャルコン記念碑”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Zhölpillaren i Lhasa”
  • Norwegian: “Zhöl-pilaren i Lhasa”
  • Tibetan: “ཞོལ་རྡོ་རིང་ཕྱི་མ་”

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Highlights include Imperial Stele Inscriptions of the Pacification of Tibet and 御制十全记碑.

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