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Lhasa

Lhasa is tibetan word and "lha" refers to god and "sa" refers to place, so lhasa means "abode place for god is situated on the bank of lhasa river(kyichu). King Songtsen Gonpo moved his capital from Yarlung to lhasa. He ordered the construction of Potala palace, Jokhang and Ramoche. The pilgrimage circuit around the Jokhang temple gradually flourished

and forming the embryo of the city and becomes famous Bakhor bazaar. The bazaar is lined up with selling basic necessities,famous different types of tibetan cheeses, dry yak meat,traditional handicraft, religious instruments, tibetan style wool carpet, waist swords and pangtian(tibetan apron worn by women after marriage) etc."The total amount of solar radiation annually is 202 kilo calories per square meter and is honoured as "city of sunlight".Lhasa have almost twenty four historical and cultural cities with some famous monasteries like Drepung,Sera, Ganden, Jokhang, Potala palace etc.

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In Lhasa

Potala Palace

Norbulingka

Jokhang Temple

Barkhor Street

Drepung Monastery

Chakpor Hill

Tibet Museum

Sera Monastery

Ramoche Temple

Nechung Monastery

Pabonka Monastery

Around Lhasa

Ganden Monastery

Drigung Til Monastery

Tidrum Nunnery

Reti Monastery

Namtso Lake

Yangpachen

Nietang Buddha

Drak Yerpa

Tsurphu Monastery

Drolma Valley

Shugsheb Nunnery

Drolma Lhakhang

Dranang Monastery and Valley

Lhunbrub Valley

Dongphu Chukhor Monastery

Dezong Hot Springs

Talung Monastery

Drak Yangdzong

Dorje Drak Monastery

Gongkar Chode Monastery

Must See

In Lhasa (alt. 3700m)
Potala Palace Potala Palace was at one time the largest buiding in the world...	Jokhang Temple Jokhang Temple lies on Barkhor Square. King Songsten...	Barkhor Street Barkhor Street, circling Jokhang Temple, has a long history and...	Sera Monastery Sera Monastery locates in the northern suburb where the lamas...
		60km east of Lhasa	135km north of Lhasa
Drepung Monastery Known as the most important monastery of Gelugpa in Tibetan...	Tibet Museum Tibet Museum shows the civilization of Tibet. It plays an important...	Ganden Monastery (alt. 3800m) Ganden Monastery is the farthest, 57km...	Drigung Til Monastery (alt. 4400m) Drigung Til Monastery is located on a high...
240 km north of Lhasa	250 km north of Lhasa	90 km north of Lhasa	140km north of Lhasa
Reting Monastery (alt. 4230m) eting Monastery is an important Buddhist...	Namtso Lake (alt. 4718m) Namtso Lake, located at an altitude of...	Yangpachen (alt. 4300m) In Yangpachen, not only common hot springs...	Dezong Hot Springs (alt. 4200m) IDezong Hot Springs is divided into two pools...