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Deqen Destination Guide

Touring Deqen in China

Deqen in the region of Tibet Autonomous Region with its 62,400 citizens is located in China - some 1,601 mi or ( 2576 km ) South-West of Beijing , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Deqen

Time in Deqen is now 07:41 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Urumqi " with a UTC offset of 8 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Thimphu, Itanagar, Shigatse, Qiangqinxue, and Luobuqiongzi. Being here already, consider visiting Thimphu . Check out our recommendations for Deqen ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Doilungdêqên County

Doilungdêqên is a county north-west of the main centre of Lhasa, Tibet. Tsurphu Monastery and Nenang Nunnery are located in the county.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 30.02 90.84 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Counties of Tibet, Lhasa Prefecture

Yangbajing Tunnel

The Yangbajing Tunnel is the longest tunnel of some 3,345-metres long of the Qinghai–Tibet Railway which links Xining with Lhasa across the high Tibetan Plateau of north-east China. It is 4,264 metres above sea level and located 80 kilometres NW of the Tibetan regional capital, Lhasa.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 30.04 90.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Railway tunnels in Tibet

Marqu

Marqu is a village in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China.

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Located at 29.83 90.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Populated places in Tibet

Yangbajain

Yangbajain (also spelled Yangbajing) is a town approximately 87 kilometers north-west of Lhasa, halfway to Damxung in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. The town lies just south of the Nyainqêntanglha Mountains, in an upland lush green valley surrounded by the tents of nomads with grazing yak and sheep populating the hillside. It is the site Yangpachen Monastery, which was historically the seat of the Shamarpas of Karma Kagyü and the Yangbajing International Cosmic Ray Observatory.

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Located at 30.08 90.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Astronomical observatories in China, Populated places in Lhasa Prefecture

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Deqen