What is the capital of Tibet?

Answer 1

Lhasa

Answer 2

Lhasa (pop. 105,866) is the capital and holy city of Tibet. Tibetans consider the city's temples sacred. The Dalai Lama, a spiritual leader and exiled ruler of Tibet, lived in Lhasa until 1959. In that year, he went into exile in India with many of his followers after a failed revolt in Tibet against the Chinese Communists. Until 1904, Europeans were banned from Lhasa, and it is sometimes called The Forbidden City.

Lhasa lies 3,597 metres above sea level in the Himalaya Mountains of southeastern Tibet. It is the second highest capital in the world after La Paz, Bolivia, which is about 3,660 metres above sea level.

Lhasa is a closely packed city of stone and brick houses and shops. The city also has many monasteries and temples. Most of the houses have low, flat roofs and no chimneys. Oiled paper, instead of glass, is used in the windows. The 13-floor Potala Palace stands out above the city. Now a museum, the palace once served as a temple, the centre of Tibet's government, and the home of the Dalai Lama.

Answer 3

Lhasa is Tibet's traditional capital and the capital of Tibet Autonomous Region.

Answer 4

Lhasa is the capital of Tibet. However, Tibet is part of the People's Republic of China.

Answer 5

Lhasa is the capital city of Tibet.

Answer 6

Lhasa is the capital of Tibet

Answer 7

Lhasa is the capital of Tibet

A very primitive record of the ancient history of the Lhasa region exists, dating from around the 1st century, passed down by forefathers of the Tibetan race. According to Tibetan history, the Tibet Plateau during this period was dotted with various tribal clans, which are known as the "12 small states" or "40 small states" in Tibetan history books. Of these large tribes, the most powerful ones included the Yarlung tribe in the Shannan River valley, the Zhangzhung Regime in Ngari, and the Supi tribe north of the Yarlung Zangbo (Brahmaputra) river around present day Lhasa. At that time, the Lhasa River Valley was known as the "Gyiqoiko," with present-day Lhasa called "Gyixoiwotang" (meaning fertile land downstream from the Gyiqoi River).

The Gyiqoi River Valley was then ruled by two princes: Dagyiwo and Chibangsum of the Supi tribe and efore the mid-seventh century the area became known as Wotang, and was a marshy land of wildness, frequented by yak and antelopes.

In the early 7th century, Namri Songtsän, leader of the Yarlung tribe, sent his troops northward, crossing the Yarlung Tsangpo River, coordinating the Nang clans under the rule of Chibangsum to overpower him and to rule the whole of the Gyiqoi (Lhasa) River Valley. Namrisum had his headquarters set up at Gyiamargang in Maizhokunggar, and built several palaces built in the narrow gully, which ran from south to north. Songtsän Gampo.

Answer 8

Lhasa (Tibetan: ལྷ་ས་; Wylie: lha sa; Lhasa dialect IPA: [[ʹl̥ʰásə] or [ʹl̥ʰɜ́ːsə]]; Simplified Chinese: 拉萨; Traditional Chinese: 拉薩; pinyin: Lāsà), sometimes spelled Llasa, is the traditional capital of Tibet and the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China.

The city is the traditional seat of the Dalai Lama and in Tibetan Buddhism is regarded as the holiest centre in Tibet.

The city is home to about 255,000 inhabitants and, at an altitude of approximately 3,650 m (12,000 ft), is one of the highest cities in the world.

Lhasa literally means "place of the gods", although ancient Tibetan documents and inscriptions demonstrate that the place was first called Rasa, which means "courtyard place" or "goat place".

Answer 9

Capital City: Lhasa

Government:
Type: Communist party-led state (People's Republic of China)
The Tibet Autonomous Region was founded on 9 September 1965.

Geography:
Location: Asia, north of India, located on the Tibetan Plateau, the world's highest region.
Area--TAR: 1.2m sq km (471 700 sq miles), Bod: 2.5 million sq. km, approximately the size of Western Europe.
Terrain: 70% Grassland; from high plateau to tropical forest

Climate: Average temperture 28 degrees Celsius (Summer) -15 degrees Celsius (in Winter), extremely dry except during rainy season (July-August)

People:
Population: 2.62 million
Ethnic Groups: primarily ethnic Tibetans; Menba, Lhoba, Mongols, Hui and a growing number of Han Chinese.
Religions: Tibetan Buddhism, Animism
Languages: Tibetan, Chinese
Literacy: NA

Answer 10

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Lhasa, the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region, is located at the north bank of the Kyichu River, a tributary of the Yarlong Tsangpo River, at an altitude of 3,650 meters above sea level. It has been the center of politics, culture, and religion in Tibet for more than 1,300 years. Its name-- "Lhasa"--means "the land of gods" in Tibetan. Palaces and temples abound!

Answer 11

The capital and also Tibet's holiest city is Lhasa .