Nyang bran

Looking down into the valley and Lhasa from Pabonka Hermitage in the Nyang bran valley

Nyang bran (Tibetan ཉང་བྲན།)is a suburb district and valley located several kilometres north of the city of Lhasa, Tibet.^[1] The valley is noted for its hermitages, belonging to the Sera Monastery, one of the three great historical monasteries of Tibet. Pabonka Hermitage, Drakri Hermitage, Chupzang Nunnery and many others are located in the valley which offers scenic views of Lhasa. Mount Parasol lies on its western side on which the Pabonka Hermitage is located.

Pabonka with Mount Parasol in the background

References

Lhasa

County-level
divisions

District	Chengguan Doilungdêqên

Counties	Lhünzhub Damxung Nyêmo Qüxü Dagzê Maizhokunggar

Towns and villages

Monasteries
and palaces

Sera Monastery: Chupzang Nunnery; Drakri Hermitage; Garu Nunnery; Keutsang Hermitage; Keutsang East Hermitage; Keutsang Hermitage; Khardo Hermitage; Negodong Nunnery; Nenang Monastery; Pabonka Hermitage; Panglung Hermitage; Purbuchok Hermitage; Rakhadrak Hermitage; Sera Monastery; Sera Chöding Hermitage; Sera Gönpasar Hermitage; Sera Utsé Hermitage; Takten Hermitage; Trashi Chöling Hermitage

Other landmarks

Transport

Government

Coordinates: 29°43′11″N 91°07′06″E / 29.71972°N 91.11833°E / 29.71972; 91.11833

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