Chengguan

Chengguan is a city in , . Chengguan is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Potala Palace and Lhasa Great Mosque.

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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.

Mosque
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The , also known as the Hebalin Mosque, is a in , in the of .

Mosque
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The Barkor Rapsel Alley Mosque, also often called locally as the Lhasa Small Mosque, is an early-20th-century , located in Barkor, the old Tibetan quarter of the Chengguan District, in the urban heart of , in the of .

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 , , .

Chengguan

Latitude
29.6579° or 29° 39′ 29″ north
Longitude
91.1393° or 91° 8′ 22″ east
Open location code
7MXHM45Q+5P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 244083381
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Chengguan” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “Chéngguān Qū”
  • Chinese: “城关区”
  • French: “Chengguan”
  • Korean: “틴꾄구”
  • Vietnamese: “Thành Quan”

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