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Tibet consists of seven administrative provinces: Ü, Tsang, Ngari, Qangtang, Amdo, Kham, and Sum Pa. |
Tibet consists of seven administrative provinces (''khö''): Ü, Tsang, Ngari, Qangtang, Amdo, Kham, and Sum Pa. They are further subdivided into 48 counties (''rkya''). |
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== Demographics == |
== Demographics == |
Revision as of 13:50, 17 February 2022
Tibet | |
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State of Tibet | |
རྒྱལ་ཁབབོད་ | |
Capital | Lasa |
Largest City | Shigatse |
Government Type | Semi-sacerdotal Buddhist state |
Languages | Tibetan (official) Pali (religious) Sherpa |
Tibet (Tibetan: བོད Bod, Chinese: 土番) is a country in Inner Asia consisting of three historic regions - Ü-Tsang, Amdo, and Kham. It is bordered by China to the east, Turkestan to the west, Serindia to the north, and various Indian states to the south.
History
Premodern Tibet
Pre-imperial and Imperial eras
Fragmentation and the Tibetan Renaissance
Dynastic & Mongol eras
Modern Tibet
Rise of the Dalai Lama
Qing rule
Dogra dynasty and the British protectorate
Independence
Government and Politics
Administrative divisions
Tibet consists of seven administrative provinces (khö): Ü, Tsang, Ngari, Qangtang, Amdo, Kham, and Sum Pa. They are further subdivided into 48 counties (rkya).