Tibet


 
 
Tibet

:This article is on historic Tibet. "Tibet" can also refer to the Tibet Autonomous Region.

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Tibet (Tibetan: ????, Bod, pronounced p? in Lhasa dialect; Chinese: ??, pinyin: X?z?ng; older spelling Thibet) is a region in Central Asia and the home of the Tibetan people. With an average elevation of 4,900 m (16,000 ft), it is often called the 'Roof of the World'. All or most of historic Tibet (depending on definition) is currently controlled by the People's Republic of China (PRC).

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Tibetan: Tibetan can refer to:...

Chinese: Chinese can mean:...

Pinyin: Pinyin (??, p?ny?n) literally means "join (together) sounds" (a less literal translation being "phoneticize", "spell" or "transcription") in Chinese and usually refers to H?ny? P?ny?n (????, literal meaning: "Han language pinyin"), which is a system of romanization (phonemic notation and transcripti...


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Introduction
Definitions
Status
Name
Cities
History
Geography
Economy
Demographics
Culture
Further reading & media
See also
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