Must-see temple · Lhasa, Lhoka
Jokhang Monastery
大昭寺 ཇོ་ཁང།
Jokhang Monastery is a temple in Lhasa, Lhoka.
Jokhang Monastery: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this temple: Open, normal crowd · Very crowded today · Festival / special day · Closed today.
Best time to visit Jokhang Monastery
Season: Year-round; festival days and Karthika masam (Nov) draw the biggest crowds.
Busiest days: Weekends, festival days and Karthika masam (Nov).
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Jokhang Monastery — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 29.65283, 91.13183. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Jokhang Monastery
- Muru Nyingba Monastery · Buddhist site · Lhasa · ~0 km · Must-see
- Tsamkhung Nunnery · Buddhist site · Lhasa · ~0 km · Must-see
- Tsomon Ling · Buddhist site · Lhasa · ~1 km · Must-see
- Lhasa Great Mosque · dargah · Lhasa · ~1 km · Must-see
- Ramoche Temple · temple · Lhasa · ~1 km · Must-see
- Monument to the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet · fort · Lhasa · ~2 km · Must-see
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- Chagpori · viewpoint · Lhasa · ~3 km · Must-see
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- Tibetan National Museum · museum · Lhasa · ~4 km · Must-see
- Norbulingka · fort · Lhasa · ~5 km · Must-see
- Tsechokling · Buddhist site · Lhasa · ~5 km · Must-see
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Other temples near Jokhang Monastery
- Ramoche Temple · temple · Lhasa · ~1 km · Must-see
- Sera Monastery · temple · Lhasa · ~6 km · Must-see
- Nechung Monastery · temple · Lhasa · ~9 km · Must-see
- Drepung Monastery · temple · Lhasa · ~11 km · Must-see
- 喜德寺 བཞི་སྡེ་བསམ་གཏན་གླིང། · temple · Lhasa · ~1 km
- Sela Si · temple · Lhasa · ~7 km
- Karchung Temple · temple · Lhasa · ~7 km
- Zhebeng Si · temple · Lhasa · ~11 km
- Zhaibung Si · temple · Lhasa · ~17 km
- Nalinzha Si · temple · Lhasa · ~21 km
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Frequently asked
How crowded is Jokhang Monastery today?
No visitor has reported the rush & crowd status for Jokhang Monastery yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, festival days and Karthika masam (Nov).
What is the best time to visit Jokhang Monastery?
Year-round; festival days and Karthika masam (Nov) draw the biggest crowds. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Jokhang Monastery?
Nearby: Muru Nyingba Monastery (Buddhist site, 0 km), Tsamkhung Nunnery (Buddhist site, 0 km), Tsomon Ling (Buddhist site, 1 km), Lhasa Great Mosque (dargah, 1 km), Ramoche Temple (temple, 1 km), Monument to the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet (fort, 2 km).
Is Jokhang Monastery worth visiting?
Jokhang Monastery is listed as a must-see temple in Lhoka on Spotwander.