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Tibet Autonomous Region

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Also known as Xizang Autonomous Region, Xizang, Hsi-tsang, Xizang Province, Province of Xizang, Tibetan Autonomous Region, Province of Tibet, Thibet

autonomous region of China

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Tibet Autonomous Region is a region in China that has its own local government and administration while remaining part of the People's Republic of China. It is historically and culturally significant as the home of Tibetan people, Buddhist traditions, and unique high-altitude landscapes on the Tibetan plateau.

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Official name
Tibetská autonómna oblasť
Demonym
Tibéadach
Country
China
Located in
China
Continent
Asia
Capital
Lhasa
Official language
Putonghua
Population
3648100
Area
1228400
Time zone
UTC+08:00
Head of government
Yan Jinhai
Form of government
autonomous region
Shares border with
Kachin State
Highest point
Mount Everest
Official website
www.xizang.gov.cn
Image
ISS041-E-81025 - View of China.jpg
Nominal GDP
190270000000
Said to be same as
Tibet
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category of associated people
Q32364519
territory claimed by
Central Tibetan Administration
category for people born here
Category:People from Tibet
inception
1965-00-00
Commons category
Tibet Autonomous Region
category for people who died here
Category:Deaths in Tibet
native label
བོད་ཡུལ།
language used
Tibetan
located in/on physical feature
Tibet
party chief representative
Wang Junzheng
different from
Tibet
category for films shot at this location
Category:Films shot in Tibet
name in kana
チベットじちく
short name
Tibet
described by source
Draft History of Qing
topic's main Wikimedia portal
Portal:Tibet
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Encyclopedic overview

Tibet Autonomous Region Simplified Chinese西藏自治区 Traditional Chinese西藏自治區

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