Shigatse

Shigatse (Wylie transliteration: Gzhis-ka-rtse; Modified Wiley: gzhi-ka-rtse; pinyin (Tibetan): Xigazê; Chinese: 日喀则; pinyin: RìkÄ?zé, Zhigatse [Zhi-ga-tse], and Xigatse) is a county-level city and the second largest city in Tibet with a population of 80,000. It is located at the confluence of the Yarlong Tsangpo (Yar-lung Gtsang-po) (or Brahmaputra) and Nyangchu (Nyang-chu) rivers in west Tibet and was the ancient capital of U-Tsang province. It is also the name of the surrounding county.

Nearby attractions include:
Tashilhunpo Monastery, traditional seat of the Panchen Lama
Mount Everest