Qüxü | |
Other Name: | Chushur or Chusul or Chushul |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Translit Lang1: | Tibetan |
Translit Lang1 Type: | Tibetan |
Translit Lang1 Info: | ཆུ་ཤུར |
Translit Lang1 Type1: | Wylie transliteration |
Translit Lang1 Info1: | chu shur |
Translit Lang2: | Chinese |
Translit Lang2 Type: | Traditional |
Translit Lang2 Info: | 曲水镇 |
Translit Lang2 Type1: | Simplified |
Translit Lang2 Type2: | Pinyin |
Translit Lang2 Info2: | Qūshuǐ |
Pushpin Map: | China Tibet |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | China |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Tibet Autonomous Region |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
Subdivision Name2: | Lhasa Prefecture |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Qüxü County |
Timezone: | CST |
Utc Offset: | +8 |
Coordinates: | 29.3553°N 90.7344°W |
Qüxü or Chushur or Chusul or Chushul is a town and township and capital of Qüxü County in the Lhasa Prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It is located 48km (30miles) southwest of Lhasa and is connected directly by road. It lies on a river which soon joins the Yarlung Tsangpo river. The town has a notable prison, and as of 2009 incarcerated people such as Dolma Kyab. Lhasa Gonggar Airport lies to the southeast of the town.