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Shigatse
China · Tibet
Shigatse, officially known as Xigaze or Rikaze, is a prefecture-level city in the south-central and southwestern parts of the Tibet Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. Its area of jurisdiction, with an area of 182,000 km2 (70,271 sq mi), corresponds to the historical U-Tsang region of Tibet, and is most notable for containing the Chinese half of Mount Everest.
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Things to do in Shigatse
- Private 8-Day Tibet Mt Everest Base Camp Tour · 192 h · from $1,812.32 · 5.0/5 (4 reviews)
Practical facts
- Local time
- UTC+8 · 14 h ahead of Costa Rica
- Region
- Tibet
- Main language
- Chinese
- On the map
- 29.27° N, 88.88° E
Near Shigatse
- Paro · 211 km away
- Thimphu · 213 km away
- Lhasa · 223 km away
- Pelling · 225 km away
- Wangdue · 233 km away
- Trongsa · 253 km away
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