Tibet - Wikipedia
WEBTibet (/ t ɪ ˈ b ɛ t / ⓘ; Tibetan: བོད, Lhasa dialect: [pʰøːʔ˨˧˩] Böd; Chinese: 西藏; pinyin: Xīzàng), or Greater Tibet, is a region in the central part of East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about 2,500,000 km 2 (970,000 sq mi). It is the homeland of the Tibetan people.
Tibet | History, Map, Capital, Population, Language, & Facts
WEBMay 26, 2024 · Tibet, historic region and autonomous region of China that is often called ‘the roof of the world.’ It occupies a vast area of plateaus and mountains in Central Asia, including Mount Everest. The name Tibet is derived from the Mongolian Thubet, the Chinese Tufan, the Tai Thibet, and the Arabic Tubbat.
Tibet profile - BBC News
WEBAug 25, 2023 · Tibet, the remote and mainly-Buddhist territory known as the "roof of the world", is governed as an autonomous region of China. Historically, Tibet was much larger than the autonomous region ...
History of Tibet - Wikipedia
WEBExtensive mountain ranges to the east of the Tibetan Plateau mark the border with the Chinese heartland, and the Himalayas of the republics of Nepal and India separate the plateau from the subcontinent lying south. Tibet has been called the "roof of the world" and "the land of snows".
Tibet travel - Lonely Planet | China, Asia
WEBTibet offers fabulous monasteries, breathtaking high-altitude walks, stunning views of the world’s highest mountains and one of the warmest cultures you will ever encounter.
Tibet - WorldAtlas
WEBAug 20, 2021 · Tibet, an autonomous region of the People’s Republic of China, is the country’s second-largest provincial-level entity, after Xingjiang, spanning about 1.228 million square kilometers. Although the region is mainly considered part of East Asia, other European sources place it in Central Asia.
Tibet Autonomous Region - Wikipedia
WEBThe Tibet Autonomous Region, officially the Xizang Autonomous Region, often shortened to Tibet or Xizang, is an autonomous region of China and is part of Southwestern China. It was formally established in 1965 to replace the Tibet Area, the former administrative division of the PRC established after the annexation of Tibet.
Brief History and Geography of Tibet - ThoughtCo
WEBMar 1, 2019 · The Tibetan Plateau is a huge region of southwestern China consistently above 4000 meters. This region that was a thriving independent kingdom that began in the eighth century and developed into an independent country in the twentieth century is now under the firm control of China.
Tibet summary | Britannica
WEBTibet emerged as a powerful Buddhist kingdom in the 7th–9th century ce. It came under the control of the Mongols in the 13th century and the Qing (Manchu) dynasty in the 18th century. After the 1911–12 Chinese Revolution, it gained a measure of autonomy.
Tibet – Travel guide at Wikivoyage
WEBTibet is officially known as the Tibetan Autonomous Region (Mandarin: 西藏自治区, Xīzàng Zìzhìqū; Tibetan: བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས།, Poi Ranggyong Jong). It is one of five autonomous regions within the People's Republic of China.
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