Lhasa

Lhasa (Tibetan: ?????; Wylie: lha-sa; Simplified Chinese: ??; Traditional Chinese: ??; pinyin: L?sà), sometimes called Llasa, is the traditional capital of Tibet and the capital of the Tibetan Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. It is also the traditional home of the Dalai Lama.

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Tibetan - Wylie - Simplified Chinese - Traditional Chinese - Pinyin - Tibet - Tibetan Autonomous Region - People's Republic of China - Dalai Lama

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Lhasa literally means "Place of the gods", although ancient Tibetan documents and inscriptions demonstrate that the place was first called Rasa, which literally means 'courtyard place' or 'goat place'. Its altitude is about 3,650 m (12,000 ft), and its population about 200,000.

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