Xêgar
in Tibet Autonomous Region, China
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Lukla Airport (69 mi) - Phaplu Airport (83 mi)
- Jiri Airport (88 mi)
- Tumling Tar Airport (91 mi)
- Langtang Airport (96 mi)
- Rumjatar Airport (97 mi)
- Lamidanda Airport (99 mi)
- Bhojpur Airport (103 mi)
- Sagarmatha National Park (Unesco heritage, 47 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 28.633 and 87.083 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 28° 37' 59" and E 87° 4' 59"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Yuan Renminbi - CNY
- Spoken languages:
- Chinese, Uighur, Zhuang
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 01:15 PM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Asia/Urumqi
- UTC/GMT offset: 8 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:33 am and 6:44 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -33.637 and -78.834 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Robinson Crusoe - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,4 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to China.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning China. Last Update: 2024-04-26 08:02:42
Touring Xêgar
Xêgar in Tibet Autonomous Region is a town located in China about 1,835 mi (or 2,953 km) south-west of Beijing, the country's capital place.
Time in Xêgar is now 01:15 PM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Asia / Urumqi with an UTC offset of 6 hours. We know of 8 airports nearby Xêgar. The closest is airport we know is Lukla Airport in Nepal in a distance of 69 mi (or 111 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 47 mi (or 76 km).
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Ngamring, Quxar, Gyangkar, Zuobude and Camgyai. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 9°C / 49 °F
| Morning Temperature | 1°C / 33 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
| Night Temperature | 3°C / 37 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 28% |
| Air Pressure | 1020 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 11 km/h (7 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 76% of sky |
| General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
9°C (48 °F)
2°C (36 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
10°C (50 °F)
2°C (36 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
11°C (52 °F)
2°C (35 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Videos from this area
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May 2, 2019
Today's Mountain Everest base camp and windy weather.
Kerung, CHINA
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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.
Xêgar
Xêgar (also Shekar Dzong) is a town at the base of Mount Everest in Tibet, currently administrated as part of China. It is notable for being the starting point for many climbing expeditions to the highest mountain in the world. The town is located at a latitude of 28° 37' 60N and a longitude of 87° 4' 60E. Its elevation is 14,891 feet above sea level.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Xêgar.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Hsieh-ko-erh, Shekar Dzong, Hsieh-ka-erh, Ting-jih, Hsieh-ka-erh-tsung, Tingri, Xêgar, Xiega’er, 协嘎尔, Dingri Xian, 定日县
