Barkhor Square in Lhasa old town in Tibet in Xizang, China. The Pargor Subdistrict, traditionally known as the Barkhor is an area of narrow streets an

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Barkhor Square in Lhasa old town in Tibet in Xizang, China. The Pargor Subdistrict, traditionally known as the Barkhor is an area of narrow streets and a public square located around Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, Tibet, China. The Barkhor is a popular devotional circumambulation for pilgrims and locals. The walk is about a kilometre long and encircles the entire Jokhang Temple, the former seat of the State Oracle in Lhasa called the Muru Nyingba Monastery, and a number of former nobles' houses including Tromzikhang and Jamkhang

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Location: Tibet
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