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Explore Shitan’ang
Shitan’ang in Tibet Autonomous Region is located in China about 1,778 mi (or 2,861 km) south-west of Beijing, the country's capital.
Local time in Shitan’ang is now 06:54 PM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Asia / Urumqi with an UTC offset of 6 hours. We know of 8 airports in the wider vicinity of Shitan’ang. The closest is airport we know is Lukla Airport in Nepal in a distance of 115 mi (or 184 km). Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. The closest heritage site is Sagarmatha National Park in Nepal at a distance of 93 mi (or 150 km).
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Sajia, Quxar, Jiding, Gyangkar and Kambaxoi. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 15°C / 59 °F
Morning Temperature | 4°C / 39 °F |
Evening Temperature | 14°C / 57 °F |
Night Temperature | 9°C / 49 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 7% |
Air Pressure | 1001 hPa |
Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 16 km/h (10 mph) from East |
Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Wednesday, 24th of April 2024
12°C (54 °F)
11°C (51 °F)
Few clouds, moderate breeze.
Thursday, 25th of April 2024
14°C (58 °F)
10°C (51 °F)
Few clouds, moderate breeze.
Friday, 26th of April 2024
15°C (59 °F)
11°C (53 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.
Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Sakya Monastery
Sakya Monastery, also known as dPal Sa skya or Pel Sakya ("White Earth" or "Pale Earth") is a Buddhist monastery situated 25 km southeast of a bridge which is about 127 km west of Shigatse on the road to Tingri in Tibet. The seat of the Sakya or Sakyapa school of Tibetan Buddhism, it was founded in 1073, by Konchok Gyelpo (1034-1102), originally a Nyingmapa monk of the powerful noble family of the Tsang and became the first Sakya Trizin.