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TIBET Autonomous Region
Tibet is a plateau region in Central Asia and the home to the indigenous Tibetan people. With an average elevation of 4,900 metres (16,000 ft.), it is the highest region on Earth and is commonly referred to as the "Roof of the World." Geographically, UNESCO considers Tibet to be part of Central Asia, while several academic organizations consider it part of South Asia. Tibet was once an independent kingdom but today is part of the People's Republic of China (PRC) (with a small part, depending on definitions, controlled by India). Songtsän Gampo unifed Tibet in the seventh century. From the early 1600s the Dalai Lamas of the Tibetan Buddhist faith, commonly known as spiritual leaders of the region, have been heads of a centralised Tibetan administration (at least nominally), and are believed to be the emanations of Avalokites'vara, the bodhisattva of compassion. Between the 17th century and the Chinese Communist intervention in 1959, the Dalai Lama and his regents were claimed by Tibetans as a political power administering religious and administrative authority over large parts of Tibet from the traditional capital Lhasa. read full wikipedia reference about Tibet, China |
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