Khmer Circle រង្វង់ខ្មែរ: A large fire has broken out at a sacred monastery in Tibet’s capital, Lhasa. The Jokhang Monastery is a UNESCO world heritage site with a history of more than a thousand years

Sunday, 18 February 2018

A large fire has broken out at a sacred monastery in Tibet’s capital, Lhasa. The Jokhang Monastery is a UNESCO world heritage site with a history of more than a thousand years

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