Tsamkhung Nunnery
Ani Tsankhung Nunnery is a nunnery of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism in the city of Lhasa, 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.
- Buddhist temple
- Description: building in Ani Tsankhung Nunnery, China
- Also known as“Ani Tsankhung Nunnery”“མཚམས་ཁུང་དགོན་པ། 仓姑寺”
Places of Interest Nearby
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Lhasa Great Mosque
The Lhasa Great Mosque, also known as the Hebalin…
210 metres east of Tsamkhung Nunnery
Lhassa Little Mosque
The Barkor Rapsel Alley Mosque, also often called…
170 metres west of Tsamkhung Nunnery
Potala Palace
Potala Palace is a museum complex in Lhasa, the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China.
2 km northwest of Tsamkhung Nunnery
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pargor Subdistrict and Lhasa.
Pargor Subdistrict
Suburb
The Barkhor Square, or Barkhor, is an historic area…
Tsamkhung Nunnery
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Latitude
29.65067° or 29° 39′ 2″ north
Longitude
91.13455° or 91° 8′ 4″ east
Open location code
7MXHM42M+7R
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity = place_of_worship
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swahili—“Tsamkhung Nunnery” goes by many names.
阿尼仓空寺Chinese
Ani TsankhungDutch
Ani TsankhungSwahili
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