Mangnang Monastery
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LocationNgari Prefecture, Tibet
CountryChina
| Mangnang Monastery | |
|---|---|
 Mangnang Monastery in 1866 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Tibetan Buddhism |
| Location | |
| Location | Ngari Prefecture, Tibet |
| Country | China |
  Location within Tibet | |
| Coordinates | 31°21′3.6″N 79°47′13.2″E / 31.351000°N 79.787000°E |
| Architecture | |
| Established | 11th century |
Mangnang Monastery (Chinese: 芒囊寺) was a Buddhist monastery in western Tibet.[1] Founded in the 1037,[2] it was visited by the British in 1866, who photographed it. The photographs are now part of the Royal Geographical Society. The monastery was probably destroyed in 1959.
