Thankha wall

Thankha wall is a building in Lhasa, Tibet. Thankha wall is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple Sera Monastery, as well as near the mountain saddle 色拉乌孜.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sera Monastery and Pabonka Hermitage.

Sera Monastery

Buddhist temple

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Sera Monastery is one of the "great three" Gelug university monasteries of Tibet, located 1.25 miles north of Lhasa and about 5 km north of the Jokhang. Sera Monastery is situated 190 metres west of Thankha wall.

Pabonka Hermitage

Buddhist temple

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Pabonka Hermitage, also written Pawangka, is a historical hermitage, today belonging to Sera Monastery, about 8 kilometres northwest of Lhasa in the Nyang bran Valley on the slopes of Mount Parasol in Tibet. Pabonka Hermitage is situated 3 km northwest of Thankha wall.

Chupzang Nunnery

Buddhist temple

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Chupzang Nunnery is a historical nunnery, belonging to Sera Monastery. It is located north of Lhasa in Tibet, China. Though the site was established as a hermitage around 1665, it was converted into an exclusive nunnery in 1984 and has since grown into one of the largest nunneries in the Lhasa Valley. Chupzang Nunnery is situated 2 km northwest of Thankha wall.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nyangrain Subdistrict and Zhol Village.

Nyangrain Subdistrict

Suburb

Nyang bran is a suburb district and valley located several kilometres north of the city of Lhasa, Tibet. The valley is noted for its hermitages, belonging to the Sera Monastery, one of the three great historical monasteries of Tibet. Pabonka Hermitage, Drakri Hermitage, Chupzang Nunnery and many others are located in the valley which offers scenic views of Lhasa.

Zhol Village

Neighborhood

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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 4½ km southwest of Thankha wall.