Gonggar County, also Gongkar, is a county of Shannan in the Tibet Autonomous Region, China, it's one of the 12 counties of the prefecture. It has under its jurisdiction five towns, four townships, and contains notable landmarks such as the Gonggar Choide Monastery, the Zhug Dêqên Qoikor Monastery, Gangdoi Town, the Gonggar Dzong at Xoi, the Lhasa Gonggar Airport at Gyazhugling, the Tubdain Ramai Monastery and the county seat of Gyixung.
Lhasa Gonggar Airport
The Fifth Dalai Lama, instrumental in enlarging the Dorjezha Monastery
Image: NH 46 9 Lasa Tibet
Shannan, also known as Lhoka, is a prefecture in the southeastern Tibet Autonomous Region, China. Shannan includes Gonggar County within its jurisdiction with Gongkar Chö Monastery, Gonggar Dzong, and Gonggar Airport all located near Gonggar town.
Shannan, Tibet
The first King, Nyatri Tsenpo
The ancient Yarlung Valley, Nêdong District, Lhoka
Songsten Gampo