Shigatsé Mosque

The Shigatse Mosque is a mosque located in Samzhubzê, Xigazê, Shigatse City, in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China.

Type: Mosque
Description: mosque in Samzhubzê, Shigatse, Tibet, China
Also known as: “Shigatse Mosque”
Address: 日喀则市桑珠孜区

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tashi Lhunpo Monastery and Shigatse Photovoltaic Power Plant.

Tashi Lhunpo Monastery

Buddhist temple

Photo: B cool, CC BY 2.0.

Tashi Lhunpo Monastery is an historically and culturally important monastery in Shigatse, the second-largest city in Tibet. Founded in 1447 by the 1st Dalai Lama, it is the traditional monastic seat of the Panchen Lama. Tashi Lhunpo Monastery is situated 710 metres southwest of Shigatsé Mosque.

Shigatse Photovoltaic Power Plant

Power station

The Shigatse Photovoltaic Power Plant is a solar power plant located 3 km northwest of Shigatse, the second largest city in Tibet, China. It was connected to the grid in July 2011. Shigatse Photovoltaic Power Plant is situated 4 km northwest of Shigatsé Mosque.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chengnan and Chengbei.

Chengnan

Suburb

Chengnan Subdistrict is a subdistrict of Samzhubzê District, Shigatse, in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. At the time of the 2010 census, the subdistrict had a population of 50,857 and an area of 90 square kilometres.

Chengbei

Suburb

Chengbei Subdistrict is a subdistrict and the seat of Shigatse City, Tibet Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China. At the time of the 2010 census, the subdistrict had a population of 13,110 and an area of 70 square kilometres as of 2010.