🏰 Taktsé Castle

People's Republic of China · Asia · 29.03°N, 91.68°E

Taktsé Castle was a castle located in the Chingwa district of Chonggyä in central Tibet. According to legend, it was home to the kings of Tibet before Songtsen Gampo (604–650) moved his capital to Lhasa. It later became the birthplace of the Great Fifth Dalai Lama (1617–1682), whose aristocratic family had made their home there.

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Country	People's Republic of China
Continent / region	Asia
Coordinates (approx.)	29.03°N, 91.68°E · view on map

Taktsé Castle is located in People's Republic of China, in Asia.

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