Dêqên (Tibetan: བདེ་ཆེན་, Wylie: déchen), or Deqing in Chinese (simplified Chinese: 德庆; traditional Chinese: 德慶; pinyin: Déqìng), is a town and the seat of Dagzê District, Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China. It is near Ganden Monastery, about 40 kilometres (25 mi) east of central Lhasa.[1]
Dêqên
བདེ་ཆེན་ · 德庆镇 | |
|---|---|
  Dêqên Location within the Tibet Autonomous Region | |
| Coordinates (Dêqên government): 29°40′09″N 91°22′00″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Autonomous region | Tibet Autonomous Region |
| Prefecture-level city | Lhasa |
| District | Dagzê |
| Nearby settlements (distance) | Baga 15.9 mi (26 km) Bayizhen 8.2 mi (13 km) |
| Population | |
| • Major Nationalities | Tibetan |
| • Regional dialect | Tibetan language |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
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