Tibet, one of the extra-ordinary destinations
where adventures are in every corner. Its name the "Roof of the World"
is not a wrong statement. The valley bottoms of Tibet are higher than
the highest mountains elsewhere. It's snow covered plateaue are the
highest in the world, and apart from the Everest, which Tibetans see
from 'the other side', many mountains are over 15000 feet. Adventure on
the road is never short on the beautiful Trans of Himalayan drive of
over 970 km, through four mountain passes. The Buddhist monasteries of
Drepung, one of the the largest; the Jokhang is a spirtual centre, and
the beautiful palaces of the Dalai Lama is Norbulingka and the Potala
the traditional seat, are some of the highlights of visit to Tibet. Place Altitude
- Zhangmu 7000 ft.
- Xegar 13800 ft.
- Xigatse 12600 ft.
- Lhasa 13050 ft.
Lhasa. Its name "Lhasa"-means "the land of gods" in Tibetan. Palaces and temples abound.Flag
flag of Tibet, also known as the snow lion flag, it was introduced by
the 13th Dalai Lama using the design motif of Japanese military flags - a
rising sun surrounded by sun-rays as the background.National Anthem of Tibet
is the current Tibetan National Anthem, was written by Trijang Rinpoche
and came into use around 1950. The first national anthem of Tibet was
created in the 18th century by Pholanas.Geography
Autonomous Region is located at longitude 78o25'-99o06' east and
latitude 26o44'-36o32' north on the southwest border of China and covers
the majority of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Bordering India, Bhutan,
Nepal and Sikkim to the south and the west, Yunan province to the
southeast, Sichuan Province to the east with Qinghai Province and
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region to the north, Tibet is the second
largest region in China (after Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region),
occuping a total area of over 1,200,000 sq m (463,320 sq miles), at an
average altitude of more than 4,000m (13,123 ft).Total - Area
1,228,400 million square kilometersPopulation
2.62 million (the 2000 population census) Land
The 1.22 million-square-kilometer autonomous region accounts for 12.8 percent of China's total land area.Dialling Code
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