Tsamkhung Nunnery

Ani Tsankhung Nunnery is a nunnery of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism in the city of , Tibet Autonomous Region, China. It was built in the 15th century on a site that had been used for meditation by the 7th century Tibetan king Songtsen Gampo.
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  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Description: building in Ani Tsankhung Nunnery, China
  • Also known as: “Ani Tsankhung Nunnery”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lhasa Great Mosque and Lhassa Little Mosque.

Mosque
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The , also known as the Hebalin Mosque, is a in , in the of . is situated 210 metres east of Tsamkhung Nunnery.

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 . is situated 170 metres west of Tsamkhung Nunnery.

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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. is situated 2 km northwest of Tsamkhung Nunnery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pargor Subdistrict and Lhasa.

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 , , .

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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 .

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Tsamkhung Nunnery

Latitude
29.65067° or 29° 39′ 2″ north
Longitude
91.13455° or 91° 8′ 4″ east
Open location code
7MXHM42M+7R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 583678792
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Wiki­data ID
Q2188991
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Swahili—“Tsamkhung Nunnery” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “阿尼仓空寺”
  • Dutch: “Ani Tsankhung”
  • Swahili: “Ani Tsankhung”

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