What to See in Shigatse
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Mount Makalu
Makalu is the fifth-highest mountain on Earth, with a summit at an elevation of 8,485 metres AMSL.
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Gyantse Fortress
Gyantse Dzong or Gyantse Fortress is one of the best preserved dzongs in Tibet, perched high above the town of Gyantse on a huge spur of…
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Nathu La
Nathu La is a mountain pass in the Dongkya Range of the Himalayas between China's Yadong County in Tibet, and the Indian states of Sikkim…
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Mount Lhotse
Lhotse is the fourth-highest mountain on Earth, after Mount Everest, K2, and Kangchenjunga.
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Cho Oyu
Cho Oyu is the sixth-highest mountain in the world at 8,188 metres above sea level. Cho Oyu means "Turquoise Goddess" in Tibetan.
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Tashilhunpo Monastery
Tashi Lhunpo Monastery is an historically and culturally important monastery in Shigatse, the second-largest city in Tibet.
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Tashilhunpo
Tashi Lhunpo Monastery is an historically and culturally important monastery in Shigatse, the second-largest city in Tibet.
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Sakya Monastery
Sakya Monastery, also known as Pel Sakya, is a Buddhist monastery situated in Sa'gya Town, Sa'gya County, about 127 kilometres west of…
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North Col
The North Col refers to the sharp-edged pass carved by glaciers in the ridge connecting Mount Everest and Changtse in Tibet.
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South Col
The South Col is a sharp-edged col between Mount Everest and Lhotse, the highest and fourth-highest mountains in the world, respectively.
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Palcho Monastery
The Palcho Monastery or Pelkor Chode Monastery or Shekar Gyantse is the main monastery in the Nyangchu river valley in Gyantse, Gyantse…
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Jomolhari
Jomolhari or Chomolhari sometimes known as "the bride of Kangchenjunga”, is a mountain in the Himalayas, straddling the border between…
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Jelep La
Jelep La elevation 14,390 feet, is a high mountain pass between Sikkim, India and Tibet Autonomous Region, China.
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Kangshung Glacier
The Kangshung Glacier is one of the three main glaciers of Mount Everest, and is in the Tibet region Himalayas, within the Tibet Autonomous…
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Shalu Monastery
Shalu Monastery is small monastery 22 kilometres south of Shigatse in Tibet.
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Menri Monastery
Menri Monastery is the name of a Bon monastery in Tibet that has been refounded in India.
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Tsechen Monastery and Dzong
Tsechen Monastery was a Tibetan monastery located approximately 5 kilometres northwest of Gyantse.
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Lhotse Shar
Lhotse Shar is a subsidiary mountain of Lhotse, at 8,383 m high. It was first climbed by Sepp Mayerl and Rolf Walter on 12 May 1970.
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