Coqên Town

Town in Tibet, China
31°1′8″N 85°9′30″E / 31.01889°N 85.15833°E / 31.01889; 85.15833CountryChinaRegionTibetPrefectureNgari PrefectureCountyCoqên CountyElevation
4,718 m (15,479 ft)Population
 • Major Nationalities
Tibetan • Regional dialect
Tibetan languageTime zone+8

Coqên is a town and seat of Coqên County in Ngari Prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It lies at an altitude of 4,718 metres (15,482 feet). It is on the main route between Lhasa and Kashgar, northwest of Lhaze.[1] Lakes not too far away include Zhari Nanmu Lake, Dawa Lake and Taruo Lake.

Footnotes

  1. ^ Buckley,Michael and Strauss, Robert. Tibet: a travel survival kit, p. 244. (1986) Lonely Planet Publications, Victoria, Australia. ISBN 0-908086-88-1.

See also

31°1′8″N 85°9′30″E / 31.01889°N 85.15833°E / 31.01889; 85.15833


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