Qum: facts

At a glance

• Country: China
• Region: Tibet
• Administrative status: seat of a fourth-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA4)
• Coordinates: 29.6346° N, 89.0162° E
• Time zone: Asia/Shanghai (UTC+08:00)
• Currency: Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
• Distance to the capital, Beijing: 2,735 km (1,699 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Xigaze Peace Airport / Shigatse Air Base (RKZ): 42 km (26 mi), straight line
• Lhasa Gonggar International Airport (LXA): 187 km (116 mi), straight line
• Shigatse Tingri Airport (DDR): 244 km (152 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Renwu: 3.5 km (2.2 mi)
• Kazi: 8.4 km (5.2 mi)
• Namling: 9.5 km (5.9 mi)
• Dobjoi: 12 km (7 mi)
• Dana: 23 km (14 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Doilungdeqen, 191 km (119 mi)