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The geography of Tibet consists of the high mountains, lakes and rivers lying between Central, East and South Asia. Traditionally, Western (European and American) sources have regarded Tibet as being in Central Asia , though today's maps show a trend toward considering all of modern China, including Tibet, to be part of East Asia .
The Tibetan Plateau is surrounded by the massive mountain ranges [19] of high-mountain Asia. The plateau is bordered to the south by the inner Himalayan range , to the north by the Kunlun Mountains , which separate it from the Tarim Basin , and to the northeast by the Qilian Mountains , which separate the plateau from the Hexi Corridor and Gobi ...
Tibet is also constitutionally claimed by the Republic of China as the Tibet Area since 1912. Tibet is the highest region on Earth, with an average elevation of 4,380 m (14,000 ft). [3] [4] Located in the Himalayas, the highest elevation in Tibet is Mount Everest, Earth's highest mountain, rising 8,848 m (29,000 ft) above sea level. [5]
For the Bon people, the mountain is the abode of sky goddess Sipaimen and the mountain was the centre of the ancient Bon empire of Zhang Zhung. [12] [81] [82] As per Tibetan beliefs, the mountain was the centre of the universe Mandala and the source of the mythical Lion, Horse, Peacock, and Elephant Rivers which flowed in the four cardinal ...
Mountains and peaks of Tibet; Subcategories. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. L. Mountains of Lhasa (4 P) M. Mount Everest (4 ...
Cho Oyu means "Turquoise Goddess" in Tibetan. [3] The mountain is the westernmost major peak of the Khumbu sub-section of the Mahalangur Himalaya 20 km west of Mount Everest. The mountain stands on the China–Nepal border, between the Tibet Autonomous Region and Koshi Province.
Pages in category "Mountain ranges of Tibet" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Assam Himalaya; D.
Kawa Karpo is one of the most sacred mountains for Tibetan Buddhism as the spiritual home of a warrior god of the same name. [3] [5] [6] It is visited by 20,000 pilgrims each year from throughout the Tibetan world; [7] many pilgrims circumambulate the peak, an arduous 240 km (150 mi) trek [6] Although it is important throughout Tibetan Buddhism, it is the local Tibetans that are the day-to-day ...
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