Tibet

Tibet, officially known as the Xizang 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.

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is the capital of the Tibet autonomous region in .
is a prefecture level city in southwestern Tibet.
is a prefecture-level city in northern Tibet and…

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, also Shigatse, is a prefecture in Central Tibet.
Prefecture is the prefecture where the capital of Tibet resides.
, also known as Lhoka, is a prefecture-level…
Chamdo, officially and also known in Chinese…
prefecture is in the far west of Tibet.

Tibet

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Latitude of center
29.8556° or 29° 51′ 20″ north
Longitude of center
90.875° or 90° 52′ 30″ east
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In Other Languages

From Achinese to Zhuang—“Tibet” goes by many names.
TibètAchinese
Outonome Gewes TibetAfrikaans
TibetAfrikaans
Rajoni Autonom i TibetitAlbanian
TibetAlbanian
ትibетAmharic
منطقة التبت ذاتية الحكمArabic
Տիբեթի ինքնավար շրջանArmenian
তিব্বত স্বায়ত্তশাসিত অঞ্চলAssamese
Rexón Autónoma del TíbetAsturian
TibetAzerbaijani
Tibet muxtar rayonuAzerbaijani
Tibet Muxtar VilayətiAzerbaijani
Tibeteko eskualde autonomoaBasque
TibetBavarian
ТыбетBelarusian
Тыбецкі аўтаномны раёнBelarusian
ТыбэтBelarusian
Тыбэцкі аўтаномны раёнBelarusian
তিব্বতBengali
তিব্বত স্বায়ত্তশাসিত অঞ্চলBengali
শিৎসাংBengali
শিৎসাং স্বায়ত্তশাসিত অঞ্চলBengali
TibetBosnian
Rannvro Emren TibetBreton
Rannvro Emren XizangBreton
Тибетски автономен регионBulgarian
Regió Autònoma del TibetCatalan
Regió Autònoma del XizangCatalan
TibetCatalan
Tibet Autonomous RegionCebuano
Awtonomong Rehiyon kan TibetCentral Bikol
TibetCentral Bikol
ھەرێمی خۆبەڕێوەبەریی تبتCentral Kurdish
吐蕃Chinese
唐古特Chinese
图博Chinese
藏Chinese
衛藏Chinese
西藏Chinese
西藏自治区Chinese
西藏自治區Chinese
Tibet Muhtar BölgesiCrimean Tatar
Tibet Muhtar RayonıCrimean Tatar
Autonomna regija TibetCroatian
TibetCroatian
TibetCzech
Tibetská autonomní oblastCzech
Autonom Region TibetDanish
Autonom Region XizangDanish
TibetDutch
Tibetaanse Autonome RegioDutch
བོད།Dzongkha
Aŭtonoma Regiono TibetoEsperanto
Tibeta Aŭtonoma RegionoEsperanto
TibetoEsperanto
Tiibeti autonoomne piirkondEstonian
Rexión Autónoma do TíbetGalician
TíbetGalician
西藏Gan Chinese
西藏自治区Gan Chinese
ტიბეტის ავტონომიური რეგიონიGeorgian
Αυτόνομη Περιφέρεια του ΘιβέτGreek
ΘιβέτGreek
Sî-chhòng Chhṳ-chhṳ-khîHakka Chinese
Sî-tshông Tshṳ-tshṳ-khîHakka Chinese
TibetiHausa
המחוז האוטונומי הטיבטיHebrew
טיבטHebrew
तिब्बत स्वायत्त क्षेत्रHindi
बोड स्वायत्त क्षेत्रHindi
TibetHungarian
Tibeti Autonóm TerületHungarian
XizangHungarian
TíbetIcelandic
Regiono autonoma XizangIdo
TiibetInari Sami
Tiibet autonomisâš kuávluInari Sami
Daerah Otonom TibetIndonesian
Daerah Otonom XizangIndonesian
Daerah Otonomi TibetIndonesian
Provinsi TibetIndonesian
Provinsi XizangIndonesian
TibetIndonesian
XizangIndonesian
XizangInterlingua
an TibéidIrish
Regione Autonoma del TibetItalian
Regione Autonoma del XizangItalian
TibetItalian
XīzàngItalian
チベットJapanese
チベット自治区Japanese
西蔵Japanese
西蔵自治区Japanese
西藏自治区Japanese
TibetJavanese
تِبَت خۄد مۄختیار علاقہٕKashmiri
TibetKashubian
ТибетKazakh
តំបន់ស្វយ័តទីបេKhmer
ТибетKirghiz
Тибет автономиялуу районуKirghiz
XizangKongo
티베트 자치구Korean
Herêma Otonom a TîbetêKurdish
TîbetKurdish
Tibetas autonomais reģionsLatvian
西藏Literary Chinese
西藏自治區Literary Chinese
Tibeto autonominis regionasLithuanian
Region autonoma del TibetLombard
TibetLombard
ТибетMacedonian
Faritra Mizaka Tenan‘ i TibetMalagasy
Kawasan Autonomi TibetMalay
TibetMalay
തിബെത്ത് സ്വയംഭരണപ്രദേശംMalayalam
ᠸᠠᡵᡤᡳ ᡩᡯᠠᠩManchu
ᠸᠠᡵᡤᡳ ᡯᠠᠩManchu
Ard Hene-reiltagh TibetManx
TibetManx
तिबेट स्वायत्त प्रदेशMarathi
Să̤-câungMin Dong Chinese
Se-chōng Chū-tī-khuMin Nan Chinese
ტიბეტიშ ავტონომიური რეგიონიMingrelian
Төвөдийн өөртөө засах оронMongolian
ᠲᠢᠪᠧᠲMongolian
तिब्बत स्वायत्त क्षेत्रNepali
सँदेय्Newari
Autonoom Regiuun TiibetNorthern Frisian
TibehtaNorthern Sami
Den autonome region TibetNorwegian
Den autonome region XizangNorwegian
Den autonome regionen TibetNorwegian
TibetNorwegian
Den autonome region TibetNorwegian Bokmål
TibetNorwegian Bokmål
Den autonome regionen TibetNorwegian Nynorsk
Den autonome regionen XizangNorwegian Nynorsk
TibetNorwegian Nynorsk
Tibet Autonomous RegionNupe-Nupe-Tako
Region autonòma de TibetOccitan (post 1500)
Region autonòma de XizangOccitan (post 1500)
Region autonòma du TibetOccitan (post 1500)
ତିବ୍ବତOriya
TibetiOromo
Тибеты автономон районOssetian
ਤਿਬਤPanjabi
ਤਿੱਬਤ ਖ਼ੁਦਮੁਖ਼ਤਿਆਰ ਸੂਬਾPanjabi
ਤਿੱਬਤ ਖ਼ੁਦਮੁਖ਼ਤਿਆਰ ਖੇਤਰPanjabi
تبتPersian
منطقه خودمختار تبتPersian
TybetPolish
Tybetański Region AutonomicznyPolish
تبتPushto
تيبېت خپلواکه سيمهPushto
Tibet Awtunumu SuyuQuechua
Regiunea autonomă TibetRomanian
Regiunea autonomă XizangRomanian
TibetRomanian
ТүбэдRussia Buriat
XizangRussian
СицзанRussian
ТАРRussian
ТибетRussian
Тибетский автономный районRussian
Tibet Autonomous RegionScots
Аутономна област ТибетSerbian
ТибетSerbian
Autonomna regija TibetSerbo-Croatian
TibetSerbo-Croatian
تبت خودمختيار علائقوSindhi
TibetSlovak
Avtonomna pokrajina TibetSlovenian
Avtonomna regija TibetSlovenian
TibetSlovenian
TibetiSomali
TibétSundanese
TibetiSwahili
Autonoma regionen TibetSwedish
Autonoma regionen XizangSwedish
TibetSwedish
Awtonomong Rehiyon ng TibetTagalog
Nagsasariling Rehiyon ng TibetTagalog
ТибетTajik
Тибет (Чин)Tajik
திபெத் தன்னாட்சிப் பகுதிTamil
Тибәт айрат райуныTatar
ТибетTatar
Тибет автоном төбәгеTatar
టిబెట్ స్వాధికార ప్రాంతంTelugu
เขตปกครองตนเองทิเบตThai
PoiTibetan
Poi Ranggyong JongTibetan
བོདTibetan
བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས།Tibetan
Tibet Özerk BölgesiTurkish
Tibet Awtonom SebitiTurkmen
ТөвүтTuvinian
شىزاڭ ئاپتونوم رايونىUighur
ТибетUkrainian
Тибетський автономний районUkrainian
تبت خود مختار علاقہUrdu
TaybетUzbek
Tibet muxtor rayoniUzbek
TibetVenetian
Khu tự trị Tây TạngVietnamese
Tây TạngVietnamese
Naglulugaring nga Rehiyon han TibetWaray (Philippines)
Ardal hunanlywodraethol TibetWelsh
Rhanbarth Ymreolaethol TibetWelsh
Rhanbarth Ymreolaethol XizangWelsh
Թիպեթ (ինքնավար շրջան)Western Armenian
تبتWestern Panjabi
西藏Wu Chinese
西藏自治区Wu Chinese
Agbègbè Aladawa TibetYoruba
西藏Yue Chinese
Sihcang SwcigihZhuang
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