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'''Chakpori''' ([[Wyl.]] ''lcags po ri'', ''lcags kha ri''), the 'Iron Colour Mount', a sacred hill near the [[Potala]] to the south-west of [[Lhasa]], on top of which | [[Image:Chakpori_Bell.jpg|thumb|350px|Chakpori by Charles Bell 1920-1921]] | ||
'''Chakpori''' (Tib. ལྕགས་པོ་རི་, [[Wyl.]] ''lcags po ri'') or '''Chakhari''' (Tib. ལྕགས་ཁ་རི་, Wyl. ''lcags kha ri''), the 'Iron Colour Mount', is a sacred hill near the [[Potala]] to the south-west of [[Lhasa]], on top of which stood the famous medical college founded in 1695 (or 1696 according to some sources). | |||
==External Links== | |||
*[http://treasuryoflives.org/institution/Chakpori Chakpori on Treasury of Lives] | |||
[[Category: Places]] | [[Category: Places]] | ||
[[Category: Tibet]] | [[Category: Tibet]] |