Drepung Monastery
Drepung Monastery is a Buddhist temple in Lhasa, Tibet. Drepung Monastery is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple Nechung, as well as near Lhalu Wetlands National Nature Reserve.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Drepung Monastery and Nechung.
Drepung Monastery
Buddhist temple
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Drepung Monastery, located at the foot of Mount Gephel, is one of the "great three" Gelug monasteries of Tibet. The other two are Ganden Monastery and Sera Monastery. Drepung Monastery is situated 130 metres northwest of Drepung Monastery.
Nechung
Buddhist temple
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Nechung Monastery, Nechung Gompa or Nechung Chok, is the seat of the State Oracle of Tibet. It is also referred to as Sungi Gyelpoi Tsenkar, the "Demon Fortress of the Oracle King." It is about 10-minute walk down from Drepung Monastery, and was the residence of the three-headed, six-armed Pehar Gyalpo, the chief protector of the Gelugs and the seat of the State Oracle or Nechung Oracle. Nechung is situated 1 km southeast of Drepung Monastery.
Lhasa Martyrs’ Mausoleum
Cemetery
Lhasa Martyrs' Mausoleum, or Lhasa Martyrs' Cemetery, is located next to No.4 Jinnong Lane, Jinzhu Middle Road, Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China. The mausoleum was built in 1955 and was remodeled in 1991. Lhasa Martyrs’ Mausoleum is situated 3 km southeast of Drepung Monastery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Donggar Subdistrict and Zhol Village.
Donggar Subdistrict
Suburb
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Donggar is a subdistrict in Doilungdêqên District in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, northwest of Lhasa. It lies at an altitude of 3,828 metres. The subdistrict has a population of about 4,000 people with 9,359 people in the township. Donggar Subdistrict is situated 5 km southwest of Drepung Monastery.
Zhol Village
Neighborhood
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 east of Drepung Monastery.
Lhasa
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Lhasa is the capital of the Tibet autonomous region in China. It is 3,650 m above sea level on the northern slopes of the Himalayas.
Drepung Monastery
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Categories: tourism, tourist attraction, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Lhasa, Tibet, Southwest China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
29.67617° or 29° 40′ 34″ northLongitude
91.04803° or 91° 2′ 53″ eastOpen location code
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