Coqên Town

Coqên
Town
Tibetan transcription(s)
• Tibetan	་
Chinese transcription(s)
Coqên Location within Tibet
Coordinates: 31°1′8″N 85°9′30″E
Country	China
Region	Tibet
Prefecture	Ngari Prefecture
County	Coqên County
Elevation	4,718 m (15,479 ft)
Population
• Major Nationalities	Tibetan
• Regional dialect	Tibetan language
Time 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

• List of towns and villages in Tibet

31°1′8″N 85°9′30″E