Zham: facts

At a glance

• Country: China
• Region: Tibet
• Administrative status: seat of a fourth-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA4)
• Coordinates: 27.9833° N, 85.9833° E
• Time zone: Asia/Shanghai (UTC+08:00)
• Currency: Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
• Distance to the capital, Beijing: 3,083 km (1,915 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM, Nepal): 69 km (43 mi), straight line
• Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA, Nepal): 80 km (50 mi), straight line
• Shigatse Tingri Airport (DDR): 106 km (66 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Chongdui: 19 km (12 mi)
• Camgyai: 31 km (19 mi)
• Zuobude: 31 km (20 mi)
• Chautara, Nepal: 35 km (22 mi)
• Charikot, Nepal: 36 km (22 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Madhyapur Thimi, 68 km (42 mi)