Tombs of the Tibetan Kings
The Valley of the Kings or Chongye Valley is a valley in Qonggyai County, Tibet, within the People's Republic of China. It is the location of eight tumuli, which are believed to be the burial mounds of eight to ten Tibetan rulers.- Tourist attraction
- Description: cemetery in Qonggyai County, Shannan, Tibet, China
- Also known as“Tomb of early Tibetan King”“Tombs of Tibetan Kings”“Valley of the Kings”“བོད་རྗེ་པང་ས 藏王墓”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Taktsé Castle and Riwo Dechen Monastery.
Taktsé Castle
Ruins
Taktsé Castle was a castle located in the Chingwa district of Chonggyä in central Tibet. Taktsé Castle is situated 1½ km north of Tombs of the Tibetan Kings.
Riwo Dechen Monastery
Buddhist temple
Riwo Dechen Monastery is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 2 km north of Tombs of the Tibetan Kings.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Qonggyai.
Tombs of the Tibetan Kings
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Latitude
29.01643° or 29° 0′ 59″ north
Longitude
91.6826° or 91° 40′ 57″ east
Open location code
7MXH2M8M+H2
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Tibetan—“Tombs of the Tibetan Kings” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “藏王墓”
- Dutch: “Chonggyevallei”
- Dutch: “Tibetaanse koningenvallei”
- French: “Tombes des rois du Tibet”
- French: “Tombes des rois tibétains”
- French: “Vallée de Chonggyai”
- French: “Vallée de Chonggye”
- French: “Vallée de Qiongjia”
- French: “vallée des Rois”
- French: “Vallée des Rois”
- German: “Gräber der tibetischen Könige”
- German: “Zang wang mu”
- German: “Zangwang mu”
- German: “Zangwangmu”
- Japanese: “歴代王陵 (吐蕃)”
- Korean: “총예 계곡”
- Tibetan: “བོད་རྗེ་པང་ས”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pelri Tekchen Ling and Valley of the Kings.
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