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Potala Palace
A towering fortress-like palace in Lhasa that was the winter residence of the Dalai Lamas and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
12 km · about 25 min drive
Tibet, China · Asia
Doilungdêqên is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Chéngguān Qū, 12km from Potala Palace.
Doilungdêqên is a city located in Tibet, China. With a population of 137,451, it is an important destination in Asia.
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Donggar (Tibetan: གདོང་དཀར་; Chinese: 东嘎街道) is a subdistrict in Doilungdêqên District in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, northwest of Lhasa. It lies at an altitude of 3,828 metres (12,562 feet). The subdistrict has a population of about 4,000 people with 9,359 people in the township.
It lies approximately 17.8Read more
miles south of Dobjoi and is near Cha'gyungoinba.
In 1962 Donggar became an administrative township, covering an area of 85 square kilometers. Donggar Township has three village committees and 17 villages. The economy is dominated by agriculture, animal husbandry with an area of 8,636 mu (575.7 hectares) of cultivated land, including barley, wheat, rapeseed and vegetables. Livestock breeding includes yaks, sheep, goats, etc. China National Highway 318 runs through this territory.
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Doilungdêqên is located in Tibet, China, Asia. The coordinates are 29.6550 latitude, 90.9918 longitude.
Doilungdêqên has a population of approximately 137,451 people, making it a city in China.
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castle
A towering fortress-like palace in Lhasa that was the winter residence of the Dalai Lamas and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
12 km · about 25 min drive
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The most sacred temple in Tibetan Buddhism, the spiritual heart of Lhasa surrounded by the Barkhor pilgrimage circuit.
14 km · about 25 min drive
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