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Lhasa

#Populated places in Tibet #Holy cities #Lhasa #Lhasa Prefecture #Prefectures of Tibet

1 What is Lhasa also known as?

2 Life in Lhasa was covered by Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer in his book Seven Years In Tibet and the film of that same name which starred ________ and David Thewlis.

3 How many metres above sea level is Lhasa?

4 What timezone is Lhasa in?

5 What does the following picture show?  Bar in Lhasa with image of Potala on wall. 1993.   The Barkhor, a place for walking, meditation and shopping   Mendicant monk in Lhasa   Mainstreet

6 What does the following picture show?  Woman with son busking in Lhasa, 1993.   Mendicant monk in Lhasa   Potala Palace   Potala Palace

7 What type of subdivision is Lhasa?

8 What is the postcode of Lhasa?

9 Who of the following is/was the leader of Lhasa?

10 It is the location of the ________ and Norbulingka palaces (both are included as World Heritage Sites[1]), and is the birthplace of Tibetan Buddhism.

💡 Interesting Facts

  • the Norbulingka Palace (pictured) in Lhasa was added by UNESCO as an extension of the Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace in 2001?
  • the Tibet Museum (pictured) in Lhasa, established in 1999, is the first large-sized modern museum in the Tibet Autonomous Region?
  • the great Sera Monastery (pictured) in Lhasa, Tibet, has 19 affiliated hermitages, including 4 nunneries: Chupzang, Garu, Negodong and Nenang Nunnery?
  • the Dodé Valley, north of Lhasa, Tibet, contains both the Purbuchok Hermitage (pictured) and Sera Utsé Hermitages?
  • in the Sera Chöding Hermitage (pictured) in Lhasa, Tibet, according to a local legend, the ‘local site-spirit’ used to enter through a small window to meet Tsongkhapa?
  • Pabonka Hermitage, near Lhasa, is one of the earliest known buildings built by Songtsän Gampo in the Tibetan Empire and is believed to be the site at which the Tibetan alphabet was invented?
  • Tawang Monastery in northeastern India is said to be the largest Buddhist monastery in the world outside of Lhasa, Tibet?
  • Phuntsok Wangyal, a progressive pro-communist Tibetan who founded the Tibetan Communist Party, once taught at Tromzikhang in Barkhor, Lhasa?
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