Tibet

Geographical Tibet in Central Asia, i.e. the highlands of Tibet known as the "Roof of the World", including the peripheral mountains in China and neighbouring countries, covers an area of 2.5 million km².

Tibet - Landkarte Kulturraum

After the fall of the last Manchu emperor in 1911, Tibet declared itself independent. In 1951, the area was annexed by the People's Republic of China. The area known as the Tibet Autonomous Region (Chinese: Xīzàng 西藏) with the capital Lhasa has been an administrative unit of China since 1965. However, Tibet's affiliation to China is still disputed under international law.

Tibet - politische Landkarte

It covers 1.22 million square kilometres, including the former central Tibetan provinces of Ü and Tsang, Ngari, large parts of Changthang and the western part of Kham. It is located in the south-west of China and borders Nepal, Bhutan, India and Myanmar to the south. Other parts of old Tibet now belong to the neighbouring provinces of Yunnan, Sichuan and Qinghai.

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