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 10, 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
WEB25 August 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 ...
History of Tibet - Wikipedia
WEBWhile the Tibetan plateau has been inhabited since pre-historic times, most of Tibet 's history went unrecorded until the introduction of Tibetan Buddhism around the 6th century. Tibetan texts refer to the kingdom of Zhangzhung (c. 500 BCE – 625 CE) as the precursor of later Tibetan kingdoms and the originators of the Bon religion.
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 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 profile - Timeline - BBC News
WEBNov 13, 2014 · 1630s-1717 - Tibet involved in power struggles between Manchu and Mongol factions in China. 1624 - First European contact as Tibetans allow Portuguese missionaries to open church. Expelled at lama ...
Tibet – Travel guide at Wikivoyage
WEBTibet (Tibetan: བོད་, Bod, Mandarin: 西藏, Xīzàng), officially known as Tibet Autonomous Region, is sometimes described as the "roof of the world"; the entire region is on a high plateau and there are many large mountains. The area has its own unique culture, and most travellers will find some of the plants, wildlife and domestic ...
Tibet - Buddhism, Plateau, Himalayas | Britannica
WEBHistory of Tibet. Ruins in eastern Tibet near Qamdo indicate that humans inhabited the region some 4,000 to 5,000 years ago. According to Tibetan legend, the Tibetan people originated from the union of a monkey and a female demon. The Chinese Tang dynasty annals (10th century ce) place the Tibetans’ origin among the nomadic pastoral Qiang ...
Tibet summary | Britannica
WEBTibet , Tibetan Bod Chinese Xizang or Hsi-tsang, Autonomous region, western China. Area: 471,700 sq mi (1,221,600 sq km). Population: (2020) 3,648,100. Capital: Lhasa. It is bordered by India (including the Kashmir region), Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar (Burma), the provinces of Yunnan, Sichuan, and Qinghai, and Xinjiang autonomous region. Situated …
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