Lhasa Muslim Quarter

Lhasa has a small Muslim Quarter east of Barkhor	Gateway, Hobaling Lam street	Lhasa's Muslims first arrived in the 17th C as traders from Ladakh and Kashmir	Lhasa's Muslims are called Khache, the Tibetan word for Kashmir
Minarets of the Great Mosque of Lhasa	Great Mosque of Lhasa	Masjid Lasa Al-Kabeer - Great Mosque of Lhasa - Gyal Lhakhang	Great Mosque of Lhasa - Gyal Lhakang
Today many of Lhasa's Muslims are from Qinghai Province, China	Great Mosque of Lhasa - Gyal Lhakang	Prayer hall of Lhasa's Great Mosque	Chinese style gate to the Great Mosque of Lhasa
Lhasa's main mosque was first built in 1716, expanded in 1793, destroyed in 1959 and soon rebuilt	Muslim Quarter, Lhasa	Child in fancy dress in the Muslim Quarter	Muslim noodle stand, Lhasa
Noodles at a roadside food stall in the Muslim Quarter	Many of the Muslims in Lhasa work as butchers, a profession see perhaps as incompatible with Tibetan Buddhism	Pickup truck full of freshly slaughtered meat	A second mosque on Lingkhor Lho Lam street
Small mosque in Lhasa	I got the impression from the guide that Tibetans don't like the Muslims in Lhasa	Noodles at a shop in Lhasa's Muslim Quarter	TibetOct08 388.jpg