Qüxü
This article is about the town in the Lhasa Prefecture, Tibet. For the valley in Ladakh, in the state of Jammu and Kashmir in India, see Chushul.
| Qüxü Chushur or Chusul or Chushul | |
|---|---|
| Township | |
| Tibetan transcription(s) | |
| • Tibetan | ཆུ་ཤུར |
| • Wylie transliteration | chu shur |
| Chinese transcription(s) | |
| • Traditional | 曲水镇 |
| • Pinyin | Qūshuǐ |
  Qüxü | |
| Coordinates: 29°21′19″N 90°44′4″E / 29.35528°N 90.73444°ECoordinates: 29°21′19″N 90°44′4″E / 29.35528°N 90.73444°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Tibet Autonomous Region |
| Prefecture | Lhasa Prefecture |
| County | Qüxü County |
| Time zone | CST (UTC+8) |
Qüxü or Chushur or Chusul or Chushul is a town and township and capital of Qüxü County in the Lhasa Prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It is located 48 kilometres southwest of Lhasa and is connected directly by road. It lies on a river which soon joins the Yarlung Tsangpo river. The town has a notable prison, and as of 2009 incarcerated people such as Dolma Kyab. Lhasa Gonggar Airport lies to the southeast of the town.
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