Qüxü Explained

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.

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